(1806-7) AE Medal GW-58, Sansom Original, BN MS(PCGS#543285)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4296

等级

SP65BN

价格

5,508

详细说明

Circa 1805 Sansom Medal. Original. Late Impression. Musante GW-58, Baker-71A. Bronze, Plain edge. SP-65 BN (PCGS). 40.6 mm. 586.7 grains. Handsome deep mahogany bronze surfaces with some gentle natural mottling evident in the fields that resulted from imperfect bronzing that is not unusual in this series. Some very slight patina loss is noted on the highest points and a single tiny orange nick may be found on the reverse rim under close inspection. The surfaces are very nice otherwise and the piece is very attractive. A popular late-state strike from the original dies, probably struck in the 1850s before the Mint elected to replace both dies in 1859. Here, the dies are riddled with heavy spalling and rust, more dramatically so than any other U.S. Mint medal we can think of. As such, it makes for interesting study and is a variant that is often included in extensive collections, alongside early circa 1807 impressions as well as the 1859 reissues. It is very much a part of the story of this popular series of medals. An extremely rare silver impression from this state of the dies was included in William Spohn Baker’s own collection, alongside a superb silver early impression and two reissues from the 1859 dies in silver, among others in bronze and white metal. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. PCGS# 543285. 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.