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Description
Seven Washington Cabinet of Medals U.S. Mint medals. Two large medals by Anthony C. Paquet, Julian MT-23, one Uncirculated on a choice, original, dark bronze, thick planchet (7 mm at edge), Rulau-Fuld 326A. The second, an AU, is struck in golden bronze, on a thin planchet (5 mm at edge), Rulau-Fuld 326B, in AU. These large, 60 mm medals were designed by Paquet and struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia originally to commemorate the establishment of the Washington medal collection there on Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, 1860. The obverse bears a nude bust of Washington, while the reverse depicts a medallic display surmounted by a bust of the first president. The dark bronze specimen of this popular medal catalogs $75 dollars in Uncirculated, while the more recent golden restriking catalogs less. This pair would make an attractive obverse-reverse display.
Also included are five specimens of the small Mint Cabinet Memorial Medal, Julian MT-22, also by Paquet. One, an AU, is in copper, Rulau-Fuld 325B; two in bronze, an AU and a Red and Brown AU, Rulau-Fuld 325C; and two in yellow bronze, Rulau-Fuld 325D, one an AU and one BU. The yellow bronze specimens are still available from the U.S. Mint, the others catalog $25-$30 each.
Auction Info
2001 February Long Beach Signature Sale #248 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2001
22nd-24th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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