1861 Brown’s Equestrian Statue medal by George H. Lovett. Musante GW-312, Baker-317. Silver. MS-62 (PCGS).

50.3 mm. 702.7 grains. Generous brilliant silver on the obverse is pleasantly accented by soft blue-gray and rose toning in the fields from about 5:00 to 2:00. The reverse is mostly brilliant with just a trace of soft rosy violet extending inward from the rims. A bit of light handling is evident, with tiny marks scattered over the rims and fields, but the latter remain strongly prooflike and the overall eye appeal is quite nice. A visually striking design by Lovett, and a rather rare medal in any composition. Silver offerings like this are very few and far between. In fact, our online archives covering more than a decade include none in this most precious of the three known compositions. This is likely from our 1992 sale of the Stu Witham Collection of Washington medals, where we offered a set of three in one lot-one of the very rare instances where a silver medal has appeared. We sold one in the Garrett Collection in 1981, and one in the Jack Collins Collection in July 1996, but it is unclear how many different medals might be represented by these offerings. Notably this was not represented in silver in the William Spohn Baker Collection or the illustrious Gilbert Steinberg, Charles Wharton, or Norweb collections. It was beyond the scope of the LaRiviere Collection.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Previously purchased from Bowers and Merena, as part of a set of three. Likely from the September 1992 Witham and Sansoucy Sale, Lot 2180.