Lusterrules So-Called Dollars

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On July 16th 1779 Brigadier General Anthony Wayne of the continental army led the elite Corps of Light Infantry during a daring midnight attack against British forces who were garrisoned along the Hudson river at Stony Point, NY. The battle lasted only 25 minutes before the British surrendered and the victory was a great boost for the morale of the Continental forces. This medal is made of bronze and was struck to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the battle. It is pedigreed to the Jeff Shevlin collection. The surfaces are a glossy dark brown that especially on the obverse flash electric blue when rotated under a light. It is one of three that have been graded MS-64 by NGC with only two graded higher, one at MS-65 and one at MS-66. The overall rarity is R6 (21-75 known).