NOTE: THE WHITE CURL AT THE 11:30 POSITION OBVERSE CLOSEUP SHOT IS ON THE HOLDER ONLY, AND NOT ON THE MEDAL. ALSO, THE WHITE STREAKS ON THE REVERSE NGC HOLDER PHOTO IS ON THE HOLDER ONLY, NOT ON THE MEDAL. 

"RARE" 1859 ROANOKE MERIT MEDAL R-VA-225 STRUCK IN "SILVER" !!

JUST AS ALL THE FIRST ROANOKE COLONIST DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE, SO NEARLY GOES 

THE FATE OF THIS VERY LONELY "SILVER" 1859 ROANOKE MERIT MEDAL !!

NGC AU55 !! ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN TO US, STRUCK IN SILVER !!

THE FAMED NUMISMATIST RUSSELL RULAU, IN HIS TOME TITLED:  

"FULLY UPDATED 4TH EDITION "STANDARD CATALOG OF UNITED STATES TOKENS 1700-1900" 

LISTS THE 1859 "R-VA-225" ROANOKE MERIT MEDAL PIECE AS STRUCK IN BRASS ONLY !  (PAGE # 405)

NOTING THAT NO SILVER STRIKINGS WERE KNOWN TO MR. RULAU ! 

THIS PIECE IS ALSO NOT LISTED IN ANY OTHER CATALOG THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.

YET HERE WE HAVE ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN TO US STRUCK IN "SILVER"

"RARE" TO THE POINT OF ALMOST NON-EXISTENCE ! 

AS THE LAST RECORDED SIGHTING OF THE DODO BIRD IN 1662, SO IS THE 1859 "SILVER" R-VA-225 OF TODAY !!

PRESENTING: LOVELY ANCIENT TONING OF STORM BLUES & PURPLES, MIXED WITH SOME VERY COOL COIN SILVER GRAYS, AND ALL ACCENTUATED BY GLOWING EFFERVESCENT GOLDS !

 

OBVERSE: POSEIDON WITH TRIDENT SEATED IN WATERBORNE THRONE, PULLED RIGHT BY SEA MONSTER.

REVERSE: "ROANOKE", ON SCROLL "MERIT", 1859.  

NOTE: THE WHITE CURL AT THE 11:30 POSITION OBVERSE CLOSEUP SHOT IS ON THE HOLDER ONLY, AND NOT ON THE MEDAL. ALSO, THE WHITE STREAKS ON THE REVERSE NGC HOLDER PHOTO IS ON THE HOLDER ONLY, NOT ON THE MEDAL. 

MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC OFFERINGS, See other items, Thank You.

MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC OFFERINGS, See other items, Thank You.