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January 2017 NYINC Auction 12-14 January 2017
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MEXICO. St. Patrick's Battalion Gold Medal, 1847 (Struck 1960). NGC MS-61.
37 mm; 41.41 gms. Grove-768. Cross of Saint Patrick with Mexican Eagle behind, legend around; Reverse: Standing figure in coat with sword raised, artillery and walls in distance. Struck to commemorate the Irish-American volunteers who fought on the side of Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Fully brilliant surfaces with only a few small wisps in fields. A historical and seldom offered modern medal. NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $1500.00- $1800.00
37 mm; 41.41 gms. Grove-768. Cross of Saint Patrick with Mexican Eagle behind, legend around; Reverse: Standing figure in coat with sword raised, artillery and walls in distance. Struck to commemorate the Irish-American volunteers who fought on the side of Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Fully brilliant surfaces with only a few small wisps in fields. A historical and seldom offered modern medal. NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $1500.00- $1800.00