August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Choice VF Silver Washington Funeral Medal
Skull and Crossbones Motif
"1799" (1800) Washington Skull and Crossbones Funeral Medal. Musante GW-71, Baker-165A, Fuld Dies 1-A.1. Silver. VF-35 (PCGS).
128.09 grains. Holed at 12 o'clock, as virtually always seen. Medium steel gray with lilac-gray overtones. At first glance, three old diagonal scratches below the bust almost seem like a part of the design. Other than these obvious marks, a viewer will be hard-pressed to find other blemishes of note. The famous and rare issue with a skull and crossbones motif at the bottom of the reverse, an issue that is scarce enough that the demand for an example may never be filled by all who desire one --please keep this in mind when you formulate your bidding strategy. The sharpness throughout is choice and the eye appeal is substantial. Struck for a Masonic funerary procession in Boston and featuring Washington's portrait, these medals are always in demand. Far more rare than its counterpart from a similar obverse die and the reverse that features a funeral urn. We suspect to experience a hearty onslaught of bids before this beauty goes home to an advanced cabinet of Washingtoniana or "colonial" issues.
Ex George Fuld; our sale of the Ted L. Craige Collection, January 2013 Americana Sale, lot 11541.
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| Price realized | 13'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 15'000 USD |
