(2023-S) Medal Ulysses S. Grant Silver Matte Finish

Coin Details

Auction Record

$63 MS70 10-27-2024 eBay

Description

This silver matte-finish medal from the San Francisco Mint honors President Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general who won the Civil War and the eighteenth president of the United States (1869-1877). Grant's military genius brought about the surrender of the Confederacy, and his presidency saw the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing voting rights regardless of race, the suppression of the Ku Klux Klan, and the stabilization of the national currency. Though his administration was marred by corruption scandals involving subordinates, Grant himself was personally honest and his reputation has been significantly rehabilitated by modern historians. The matte-finish silver composition provides a premium treatment appropriate for one of the most consequential figures in American history. Grant's image appeared on the fifty-dollar bill and various coins, and his presidential medal in matte silver provides a distinctive alternative to these familiar numismatic representations.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. San Francisco Mint silver matte-finish presidential medal. Grant is a popular subject among Civil War collectors.

Cross References

PCGS #932088; Ulysses S. Grant; Silver Matte Finish; Presidential Medal; 2023-S