1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt Second Inaugural Medal. Dusterberg-OIM 9B76, MacNeil-FDR 1937-3. Bronze. MS-67 (NGC).76 mm. Exceptional preservation for the type, this lovely golden-bronze example reveals tinges of slightly warmer patina in some of the protected areas around the design elements. The surfaces are smooth, indeed virtually pristine in hand, close inspection with a loupe revealing a fine grain sandblast texture to the finish. From a mintage of 1,006 in this composition (less about 90 pieces melted for the war effort in 1942).
