(1790s) Medal Washington-Success Small, Plain Edge MS(PCGS#782)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4279

Grade

MS61

Price

1,740

Lot Description

Circa 1793 Washington Success Token. Small Size. Musante GW-44, Baker-267A, Breen-1290, DeWitt-GW 1792-3, var. Brass. Plain edge. MS-61 (PCGS). 19.5 mm. 39.3 grains. Small patches of dark but unthreatening oxidation on both sides, but otherwise mostly light golden and olive brass with pleasing luster. Dies lapped with some thinning of the design features, a state we have seen on other plain edge examples, but not all of them. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. PCGS# 782. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.