“1789” (early 20th century) George Washington Peace and Friendship medal. Bronze, silvered. Julian-Unlisted, Prucha-60, variant. Extremely Fine. 76.0 mm. 3276.2 grains. Pierced for suspension, with a simple silver jump ring styled after those used with most issued Peace medals. Light gray silver with traces of the underlying cupric core showing through on the high points. A few small nicks and bumps in the edge but no serious problems. As pointed out by Michael Hodder when we last sold this medal, in the 2006 Ford sale, this piece is not from the U.S. Mint dies. It is closely styled after those, but minor differences may be seen in the lettering. Perhaps the fastest identification point is the styling of the 7 in the date. It is unknown who made this or when, but it clearly seems to have some age to it. A useful filler for an extensive collection, as the Washington administration is challenging to represent. <em>From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from the </em><em>F.C.C. Boyd Estate; </em><em>John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVI, October 2006, lot 180.</em><em></em>
