Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
Circa 1789 Washington Inaugural Button. GW in oval. Cobb-5, Albert WI-11A, DeWitt-GW 1789-7, Baker-1016. Brass. Extremely Fine.
34.1 mm. Original shank intact. A particularly choice example of this classic button. Rich chocolate brown with an unusually glossy, smooth and pleasing surface. Closer study reveals light old scratches and scuffs from use, but those are barely noticed without careful examination. The eye appeal is about as nice as is ever seen. Though the face of the button looks to be copper, the more mottled toning of the back is more suggestive of brass, which we believe this to be. All details are sharp and well balanced. The variety with the tightest spacing of the GW.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Herbert Oechsner Collection, September 1988, lot 1487; the Dana Linett Collection, 2009.
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| Price realized | -- |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 3'750 USD |
