1799 (1800) Washington Funeral Urn Medal. Silver. 29.3 mm. Musante GW-70, Fuld Dies 3-B, Baker-166A. Small Bust. VG Details--Scratches (NGC).，Pierced for suspension at 12 oclock, as is typical for the type. Antique silver gray surfaces are evenly worn with scattered marks that are consistent with a Washington Funeral Urn medal that was clearly used in its intended manner. The noted scratches are not particularly distracting without magnification, but under low magnification several are evident on both sides. This is a very presentable example of a popular type that enjoys strong collector demand at all levels of preservation. Fuld 3-B is one of the more frequently encountered die pairings, but it is still scarce in an absolute sense with no more than 50 or so examples extant.<p>The producer was Jacob Perkins, who struck these in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts. Later, Perkins set up a paper-money printing plant on Fruit Street in the same town (which in recent times has attracted the interest of history preservationists).From the Graywood Collection.
