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Lr. 1435 — Russell Hall Sunday School. Undated. Copper.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:135.00 CAD Estimated At:450.00 - 500.00 CAD
Lr. 1435 — Russell Hall Sunday School. Undated. Copper.
SOLD
350.00CAD+ (63.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Apr 28 @ 20:27UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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McLachlan-158, Breton-136. 45mm. 49.6g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. McLachlan explains that about 600 white metal examples were distributed to students of the Russell Hall Sunday School in 1872, but he does not mention anything about copper impressions like this one. The central fields around the portrait feature magnificent rose-violet, gold, and blue patina, while the rest of medal is reddish and golden-brown. Just a few spots of inactive verdigris on the bust shoulder and lower obverse rim. A beautiful example formerly held in the Nicolet Seminary Collection.
Ex: Nicolet Seminary Collection (Champagne Auctions, 5/2017), lot 254.
From the Michael Joffre Collection of Canadian Historical Medals.