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

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

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Circa 1800 Repub. Ameri. Medal. Musante GW-62, Baker-69. Copper. MS-64 BN (PCGS). 32.9 mm. 318.4 grains. Dark brown with soft blue overtones in the prooflike fields. A couple of superficial spots are noted on the obverse, but they are not serious. Obviously double struck with the reverse sharply exhibiting the evidence of the earlier impression in the form of prominently doubled letters throughout. Nice bronzes from this die pair are quite a bit scarcer than those from the 1796-dated obverse. Struck in coin-turn orientation. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from NASCA’s Wayte Raymond II Sale, June 1978, lot 3816; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack’s) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part II, May 2004, lot 90. 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.