1819 (ca. 1818) Series Numismatica Medal. First Issue. Bronze. 41 mm. Musante GW-98, Baker-132. MS-65 BN (PCGS).Gorgeous medium brown surfaces reveal semi-reflective tendencies in the fields as the medal dips into a light. This is a smartly impressed, boldly defined Gem with exceptional preservation in an example of this popular early Washington portrait type. Struck in the Paris Mint as part of the wider Series Numismatica, a series of medals published by Amedee Durand depicting famous men.
