1882 Medal Pennsylvania Bicentennial J-CM-42 Bronze

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,020 MS64BN 11-09-2022 Stack's Bowers

Description

This 1882 Pennsylvania Bicentennial medal in bronze, cataloged as J-CM-42, is another catalog variant within the extensive CM-42 series produced for the bicentennial celebration. The distinction between this entry and the CM-42c version (PCGS #515606) may lie in die characteristics, size, or other physical attributes tracked separately in collector census reports. The J-CM-42 medal in bronze was the standard-issue commemorative distributed during the 1882 celebrations. William Penn's "Frame of Government" established principles of liberty and tolerance that made Pennsylvania a haven for religious minorities and a laboratory for democratic governance that influenced the entire American constitutional tradition. Multiple die varieties and sizes within the CM-42 bronze series provide collectors with numerous targets within a single commemorative subject, reflecting the scale of demand for bicentennial keepsakes during the celebrations.

Rarity Notes

J-CM-42, bronze composition. Pennsylvania Bicentennial 1882. Die/size variant.

Cross References

PCGS #783670; Julian CM-42; Pennsylvania Bicentennial Medal, Bronze Variant; William Penn 1682