(ca. 1859) AR Medal GW-59, Sansom, First Reissue MS(PCGS#546332)
(ca. 1859) AR Medal GW-59, Sansom, First Reissue MS (PCGS#546332)
Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1302
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 12,348
- 详细说明
- 40.5 mm. 523.7 grains. Mostly light silver gray with deep polychromatic mottling close to the rims, through the legends. On the obverse iridescent pale blue dominates, while the toning is richer golden-brown around the reverse. Scattered handling marks on both sides, but the lighter-than-usual tone makes for a very pleasing example of this popular and historic medal.<p>Musante reports that just 57 examples are believed to have been struck in silver between 1861 and 1904, an estimate derived from Mint records. Silver impressions are scarce, but they are staples of any advanced collection of Washington medals, particularly considering the rarity and high cost associated with impressions of this medal from the original dies in this precious composition. William Spohn Baker included two examples of this issue in silver in his collection. As these medals were but a decade or two old at the time Baker was collecting, it appears he thought very highly of the design and found it worthy of duplication in an era when they were likely fairly available. This example was from the Stearns Collection, and thus originally collected around the time of its production.