1808 AR Medal GW-94, Benevolent Society MS (PCGS#680861)
November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4320
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 14,163
- 详细说明
- 1808 Washington Benevolent Society Medal. Musante GW-94, Baker-327, Julian RF-23. Silver. Plain edge. MS-62 (PCGS).
42.2 mm. (without hanger). 455.3 grains. Deep pearlescent gray with soft accents of gold, blue, violet and rose iridescence through the glittering prooflike fields. A very gently worn medal with a few small rim nicks and scattered light hairlines, but little else in the way of handling. A tiny scratch is hidden in the plinth of the pillar at the left reverse, but it is of little consequence. Clearly struck from John Reich’s dies two or three times, which brought the details and rims up sharply. The intact original hanger remains, which is a scarce feature on these medals.
The New York Washington Benevolent Society was formed on July 12, 1808, as a grass-roots political organization to promote voting in behalf of the Federalist Party. Silver badges such as this one must have been reserved for founders, aggressive recruiters or other senior members of the original organization, as most members were given an imprinted silk ribbon as a marker of their membership, along with a booklet that included a copy of the Constitution, an engraved portrait of Washington and a copy of his farewell address.
According to the past description, this medal was originally accompanied by a copy of the book identifying the recipient as Jaber Wood who “was admitted a member of the Washington Benevolent Society of the County of Windham of the State of Vermont on the 31st Day of December 1811 in Brattleboro.” Thus, this is one of the rare cases where the original recipient is known, though the booklet has been disassociated.
Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Paul Patterson, Presidential Coin and Antique, December 1986, lot 187.
PCGS# 680861.
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