Description

1862 Monitor / Merrimac Medal. By George Hampden Lovett. Schenkman MM-4. Copper. MS-62 BN (PCGS)….31 mm… Attractively original surfaces are toned in warm golden and medium brown patina with iridescent undertones of powder blue that are more intense on the reverse. This fascinating and intricately engraved type depicts the “First Battle of the Ironclads”, pitting the U.S.S. Monitor against the Confederate Merrimac off Hampton Roads,

Virginia on March 9, 1862.
PCGS # 612692