Circa 1859 Draped Bust Washington / Pro Patria medal by Robert Lovett, Jr. from the Hodge Series. Musante GW-246, Baker-268AA. Silver. Plain edge. MS-64 (PCGS).31.1 mm. 182.2 grains. Mottled deep blue and violet over dark gray silver. The reverse is quite a bit lighter but still with vivid blue and rose at the center. Satiny on the devices and highly reflective in the fields which are a bit hairlined especially on the obverse, but the nice toning helps to minimize the visual effect. Small nicks in the high wire rim. Scarce and always desirable in silver.Ex William Spohn Baker Collection, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by bequest, November 15, 1897.
