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BALTIMORE SHOW WAR OF 1812 MEDALS EXHIBITHoward Daniel noticed the Whitman announcement of the War of 1812 medals being exhibited this week at their Baltimore Coin Expo. Sponsored by John Kraljevich Americana, the medals will be shown at the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission (Booth #1415).
I asked John Kraljevich for some more information, and he writes: To help mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a private collector has loaned a superb selection of medals struck by the US Mint for display at the Whitman Expo. Maryland's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission will also have a presence at the show. Some two dozen medals will be on display, all struck from the original dies produced to honor heroes of military and naval battles of our "Second War of Independence." The highlights include original specimens in silver of the 1812 Stephen Decatur / USS United States vs. HMS Macedonian medal and the 1814 Edmund Gaines / Battle of Erie medal, in addition to gem quality bronze strikings and very rare early die state white metal issues. I wrote the label copy and served as curator of the exhibit, helping the collector decide which of his very nice medals to include.
John kindly provided the text for the exhibit. It's too lengthy for publication here, but as an example here's the section on the Decatur medals. The image is taken from a Stack's auction.
If you're at the show, be sure to check out the exhibit at table #1415.
-Editor
On October 25, 1812, Captain Stephen Decatur's frigate United States (44 guns) met the superior British frigate Macedonian (49 guns) off the coast of Madeira, near the northwest coast of Africa. In a brief but furious battle, Decatur suffered five men killed, seven wounded, while the British suffered 36 dead and 68 wounded. The Americans captured the Macedonian, one of the largest and newest ships in the British fleet. The captured vessel hoisted an American flag and served in the U.S. Navy until 1828. The silver Decatur medal seen here was struck at the same time as Decatur's personal gold medal and was likely presented to one of his officers who served in the battle. Decatur, a native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, died in a duel in Bladensburg in 1820. For more information on the show, see: expo.whitman.com/baltimore-winter-expo/schedule/
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