1871 (1872) Chicago Fire Commemorative Medal. Bronze. 51 mm. By William Barber. Julian CM-13. MS-62

1871 (1872) Chicago Fire Commemorative Medal. Bronze. 51 mm. By William Barber. Julian CM-13. MS-62 BN (NGC).，Glossy copper brown surfaces with hints of faded luster in the protected areas around some of the design elements. Satiny in texture and uncommonly smooth in appearance for the assigned grade. Five hundred examples of this type were struck in the Philadelphia Mint in July 1872 for H.S. Everhard and Company using bronze from the Chicago Court House bell. The type commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of October 8 to 10, 1871 that killed up to 300 people and destroyed more than three square miles of the city.，，