Circa 1849 Birth Centennial Medal by C.C. Wright. Uniface. Musante GW-128-T2, Baker-75C. White Metal. MS-63 (PCGS).

44.8 mm. 833.6 grains. Satiny light gray surfaces retain much of their original brilliance but for a blush of soft golden gray toning. A few minor marks, the largest of which is a small scratch left of the eye that looks much like a mild toning streak without magnification. Gentle softening of the highest point of the portrait relief, but the surfaces otherwise are remarkably clean. A very attractive example of this uniface medal, featuring C.C. Wright's large Washington portrait, with his signature beneath the truncation. The firm name, Wright & Bale is against the rim at 5 o'clock, but partially effaced from the die, so only remnants are seen.

From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Presidential Coin and Antique’s sale of May 1979, lot 359; Lucien LaRiviere; our (Bowers and Merena’s) sale of the Lucien LaRiviere Collection, November 1999, lot 3077; David Hirsch Collection; Presidential Coin and Antique’s sale of June 2011, lot 159.