(c.1883) Medal GW-981 Bronze, ANS Washington Statue at Wall Street, BN MS (PCGS#659535)
Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2197
- 等级
- MS66BN
- 价格
- 8,475
- 详细说明
- 1883 Washington Statue in Wall Street Medal by Lea Ahlborn, for the ANS. Musante GW-981, Baker S-319, Miller ANS-6. Bronze. MS-66 BN (PCGS).
57.2 mm. Beautiful deep mahogany red surfaces with a fine satin texture as always seen. Softly lustrous and virtually mark-free save for one bump on the edge of the plinth on which the Washington statue stands. Designed in America by Charles Osborne, but struck at the Royal Mint in Stockholm, Sweden. Although plans for a medal for the Centennial of Evacuation Day were set into motion well before the event, the backdated medals were not produced until late the following year and into the next. In all, 381 bronze specimens were produced. They feature an unusual concave obverse depicting the George Washington statue on the steps of the Sub-Treasury Building on Wall Street. The reverse has a more traditional rendering of the seals of the City of New York, the New York City Chamber of Commerce, and the American Numismatic Society. A type that is popular with both Washingtoniana enthusiasts and specialists in ANS medals.
Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Purchased on eBay, February 2004.
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