102794 | UNITED STATES. Alex Shagin/"Morgan Dollar" nickel Medal.

102794  |  UNITED STATES. Alex Shagin/"Morgan Dollar" nickel Medal. Issued circa 1990. "My Face, My Name, My Tools, My Craft" (21.5mm, 4.97 g, 10h). By A. Shagin.

 

Representation of the obverse on an 1878 Morgan Dollar // MY FACE MY NAME MY TOOLS MY CRAFT, bust facing slightly right; ALEXANDER SHAGIN in exergue, with engraver's tools below. Edge: Plain.

 

As Made. Extremely brilliant and prooflike; overstruck on Jefferson nickel, with aspects of the undertype still visible, most notably the dome of Monticello on Liberty's cheek and a partial outline of Jefferson's bust in front of Shagin's face. Extremely rare and interesting, and the only such example of the type that we have been able to trace.

 

Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection.

 

Upload: 1 July 2024.