(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

21004

Grade

AU50

Price

5,280

Lot Description

Circa 1793 Washington Success token. First obverse. Musante GW-41, Baker-265, DeWitt GW 1792-1. Brass. Reeded edge. AU-50 (PCGS). 24.8 mm. 65.3 grains. Holed and neatly plugged. Light olive on the obverse while the reverse is toned a bit more deeply. A small flan crack extends into the truncation. Provenance: Ex William Spohn Baker Collection, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by bequest, November 15, 1897. Click here for certification details from PCGS.