1881 (post-1883) Chester A. Arthur Presidential Medal. By Charles E. Barber. Julian PR-22. Bronze. MS-67 BN (NGC).76 mm. A smooth, satiny and virtually flawless Superb Gem with subtle olive highlights on autumn-orange patina. Although Arthur took office upon President Garfields assassination in 1881, his predecessors Memorial and Presidential medals took scheduling precedence at the Mint. The first examples from these dies were not struck until August 1883.From the Larry Baber Collection.
