1900 Medal Baker-E356 Matte Ag 69mm Washington-Hall of Fame SP(PCGS#771157)

1900 Medal Baker-E356 Matte Ag 69mm Washington-Hall of Fame SP (PCGS#771157)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1900 Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal by Anton Scharff. Musante GW-Unlisted, Baker-E356. Silver. Uncirculated Details--Mounted (PCGS). 69.7 mm. 2038.2 grains. Screwed in suspension loop at 12 o'clock. Edge marked J.C in rectangular cartouche, as typical, with the secondary "head-in-petals" edge mark described by Rulau not executed well enough to decipher clearly, though it is present. Pale gray silver with traces of deeper patina in some of the peripheral recesses. Hairlined from old cleaning, but not unattractive. The dies for this type were prepared in Austria by Anton Scharff, whose "signature" is seen at the lower right of the obverse. Scharff was a medalist employed by the Vienna Mint from 1866. The secondary edge mark mentioned above, clear on some examples, is a Vienna "inspection mark," as per Seymour Wyler's The Book of Old Silver.The medals were actually struck by the firm of Joseph Christian Christelbauer (1820-1897), which continued the use of his J.C mark after his death. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Purchased on eBay, March 2004. 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.