Washington Before Boston medal. First Philadelphia Mint issue (ca. 1864-1873). Gunmetal Dies. Musante GW-09-US1, Baker-49. Plain edge. Bronze. Mint State. <p>67.7 mm, 2474.8 grains. A most handsome dark chocolate bronze specimen with gentle reflectivity in the obverse field and glossy surfaces otherwise. One tiny spot is noted just inside the obverse rim near3:00, but the surfaces are free of all but the most minor handling marks. Sharp and very attractive. This is the earliest die state represented among the three in this collection, but it is very close to the silver one in the next lot that was struck in 1873. As such, we have dated it to a range between the first we find in Robert Julian’s published Mint records, in 1864, and the date of the silver one below.<p>From the Collection of Marc McDonald. Earlier ex Presidential Coin and Antique, October 2000, lot 457.<p>
