Lot 38
(1800) Washington Funeral Medal Uniface in Gold Baker-169 R7- PCGS graded MS65. Beautiful lustrous bright yellow gold with hard, prooflike fields while the devices are frosty giving this piece a wonderful cameo appearance. The only marks are a pair of shallow planchet depressions at the rim over IN behind the portrait and a bit of very light shaving at the rim over WORL. Neither defect is distracting and this piece offers exceptional eye appeal. This one is clearly the finest we have ever seen. A beautiful and extremely rare example of a funeral badge worn to honor our first President at parades and other commemorations held around the country following Washington's death in December of 1799. These were made by Boston goldsmith and jeweler Eben Moulton as a "ladies medal" and some were made into custom pieces of jewelry by adding bezels or creating holes for suspension. About a dozen are known to have survived, and many of those are held in museums or other permanent collections housed in private institutions. A rare opportunity to acquire a significant and very attractive piece of early American History. Oval shaped, 24 x 28 mm. The attribution is noted on the PCGS Secure label. Estimated Value $75,000-UP
Ex Milwaukee ANA bourse 8/2007.
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