(1790s) AE Medal Washington-Success Large, Reeded Edge MS(PCGS#780)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

20028

Grade

MS62

Price

3,120

Lot Description

Circa 1793 Washington Success token. Second obverse. Musante GW-42, Baker-266, DeWitt GW 1792-2. Brass. Reeded edge. MS-62 (PCGS). 24.9 mm. 64.1 grains. A really choice piece with glossy olive surfaces and traces of lighter golden brass alive with luster in the recesses of the legend. A better strike than often seen, with about 60% or so of the all-seeing eye developed at the central reverse. A couple of trivial nicks are noted for accuracy, but this piece truly requires no apologies. Provenance: Ex William Spohn Baker Collection, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by bequest, November 15, 1897. Click here for certification details from PCGS.