(1800) WM Medal Washington Funeral Skull & Crossbones Washington MS(PCGS#412254)

(1800) WM Medal Washington Funeral Skull & Crossbones Washington MS (PCGS#412254)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

详细说明: (1800) Washington Skull and Crossbones Funeral Medal. Baker-165C. Rarity-9. White Metal. VF Details--Graffiti (PCGS). 120.0 grains. Holed for suspension as virtually always seen. Pale steel-gray in appearance with numerous marks that are plainly visible to the naked eye, imparting a roughened look to the piece. Ted Craige's envelope contains the notation "Battered but RRR!" (RRR signifies great rarity in British numismatic circles, somewhat akin to our High Rarity-6 <em>or rarer.</em>)<em> </em>This specimen set Ted Craige back $325 at the time of purchase. The Skull and Crossbones pieces were struck circa 1800 for a Masonic procession held February 11, 1800, in Boston, Massachusetts for which some 1,600 or more Masons turned out; on the 22nd of the same month, a civic procession was held in the same city in Washington's honor, at which time it is thought the similar Funeral Urn pieces made their debut. Probably not the nicest Skull and Crossbones medal you are apt to see, but it is certainly as rare and desirable as even the finest example known.