1796 AE Medal GW-61, Washington Repub Ameri 1st Obverse, BN MS(PCGS#508309)

1796 AE Medal GW-61, Washington Repub Ameri 1st Obverse, BN MS (PCGS#508309)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1796 Repub. Ameri. Medal. Musante GW-61, Baker-68. Copper. MS-66 BN (PCGS). 33.1 mm. 300.3 grains. Lovely deep mahogany on the obverse while the reverse is deeper brown. Mottled pale blue, rose and gold iridescence is seen through the fields on both sides. Sharp and glossy on the devices while the fields are generously prooflike. One tiny superficial spot is noted on Washington’s cheek. The finest of five different examples revealed in Part II of the John J. Ford, Jr. sales and easily confirmed by a few minuscule rim anomalies. Beautifully preserved with excellent eye appeal. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack’s) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part II, May 2004, lot 83. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.