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RARE Antique Electrotype US Mint Franklin Peale ORIGINAL Copper Napoleon 1840

$ 473.06

Availability: 90 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Originality: Original
  • Subject: Portrait
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Artist: Franklin Peale
  • Type: Plaque
  • Placement: Wall
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Medium: Copper
  • Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Region of Origin: Europe
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Antique Electrotype US Mint Franklin Peale ORIGINAL Copper Napoleon circa 1840
    Written on the reverse;
    "Executed by the Galvanic process of Jacobi by Franklin Peale 1840"
    These plaques were made at the US Mint by Franklin Peale. He was later fired for doing this.
    He was using the copper that was intended to be used for US Pennies!!
    In original
    solid
    wood (Walnut) frame