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Washington, Oath of Allegiance, 1861
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States Philadelphia, PA 1861 |
| Design Description: |
OATH OR ALLEGIANCE CIVIL WAR Washington / Oath of Allegiance |
| Item Description: |
AE 31mm 1861 J-CM-2, AE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Julian CM-2, Baker 279A |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, 1861, AE, OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MEDAL, WASHINGTON, Julian CM-2, Baker 279A, NGC MS63, Cert# 3720658-001. Size: 30mm. This medal was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1861 after the defection by the New Orleans Mint employees of that year to join with the South during the beginning months of the Civil War. Apparently Mint Director James Pollack believed that taking an oath would dispel and southern sympathizers, and had Paquet engrave the dies with the obverse showing Washington's bust facing right, with the words The Constitution is Sacredly Obligatory on All". On the reverse a laurel wreath surrounds "U. S. Mint. / Oath of Allegiance Taken by the Officers and Workmen / Sept 2, 1861 / Jas. Pollock Dir." Attractive surfaces.