Lot 3528
1776 "Washington Before Boston" Medal in White Metal, Extremely Fine. 68 mm, plain edge. Type of Baker 48, but in an unlisted alloy and with no edge markings. The "Washington Before Boston" medals come in a number of different varieties. The original medals, as well as later restrikes, were made at the Paris Mint. Others were made at the Philadelphia Mint from copy dies. Your cataloguer recalls striking lead versions of this medal on a screw press at the U.S. Mint exhibit at the 1973 A.N.A. convention in Boston, Massachusetts! The example offered here was struck sometime between 1835 and 1880 at the Paris Mint. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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