Washingtoniana
1876 Martha Washington medalet. Musante GW-Unlisted, Baker-Unlisted. Silver. Plain edge. AU-58 (PCGS).
19.0 mm. 62.9 grains. Unlisted in Musante and Baker as this is not a George Washington portrait piece, but it certainly is a worthwhile association item. Struck “In Honor of Women of the 1776 Revolution,” as per the reverse inscription. Pierced for suspension with the original jump ring intact. Darkly toned and a bit handled, but still with sharp rims and traces of prooflike reflectivity. One of these appeared on the valuable plate space in the 1909 Zabriskie sale catalog, and was called “very rare” by Henry Chapman, which it very much seems to be.
PCGS# 826593.
From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.
Estimate: $200