1859 BRASS MEDAL FOR THOMAS SAYERS WHO FOUGHT JOHN HEEHAN IN 1860 FOR FIRST WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.
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Winning Bid:
$118.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25" by 1/8" thick lustrous copper medal w/obverse portrait and "Thomas Sayers/Champion Of England 1859". Reverse ad for firm who also made a medal for each man for their 1860 bout a year later. Reads "Jos. H. Merriam/Die Sinker/18 Brattlee Square/Boston/Medals Struck In/Silver/Copper Or Tin." One carbon 1/16" dot and back edge at bottom has .25" line that dips on the otherwise high outer rim. A small error in the strike apparently. Rest NM. Historic early medal from what is considered one of the last great bare-fisted matches. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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