1790 AE Medal GW-10, The Manly Medal, BN MS(PCGS#525704)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

10106

等级

SP55

价格

17,584

详细说明

Choice Original Manly Medal 1790 Manly medal. Original Dies. Musante GW-10, Baker-61B. Brass. SP-55 (PCGS). 48.3 mm. 664.2 grains. Lovely dark olive brown with traces of faded orange and tan in some of the recesses, particularly within the depths of the grooved rims. The obverse is more deeply toned than the reverse, but the overall color scheme is the same. Glossy throughout with a few natural flaws from the cast planchet and very light scattered surface deposits. A few light marks include a couple of tiny rim nicks that are easier to feel than to see. Beautifully and evenly struck with bold definition throughout the reverse legend, details that are often weakly defined. This includes the signature of Manly against the lower reverse rim which is sometimes virtually illegible due to double striking. This is double struck, but not to the serious detriment of any design feature. An immensely wholesome and pleasant example of this first American-made portrait medal. An interesting detail regarding Manly medals that was first presented in our March 2021 sale is worth repeating here: "An overlooked and flawed detail of the Manly medal designs, both on the originals of 1790 and the later re-issues of the 1850s, may be found in the date given for Washington's birth. In both cases, it is presented as February 11, 1732, while on the later re-issues, 'O.S.' is added to indicate that the 'Old-Style' Julian calendar system is referenced. This is only partially correct. Once the standard was changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, the day of Washington's birth became February 22nd, so it was, in fact, February 11 on the day he was born. The error is in the year. Until the Calendar Act of 1750, the legal beginning of the year in England (and presumably her colonies) was March 25th, so the date on the day Washington was born was actually February 11, 1731. When the Calendar Act altered the official beginning of the year to January 1, the year of his birth shifted to 1732, on the New Style." Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries by direct sale, date unrecorded.