A unique United States silver medal depicting the presentation of the Declaration of Independence set a new record during Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Nov. 3-4 Treasure Auction 32.
The live online and floor auction was itself a record sale for the firm, with more than $4.27 million sold across 1,622 lots.
The large proof silver medal was created in 1851 by artist Charles Cushing Wright. It was the only example he struck in silver and has been called Wright’s masterpiece.
On one side, the medal depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to the
