Circa 1860 U.S. Mint Washington Cabinet medal. Musante GW-241, Baker-326, Julian MT-23. Silver. Plain edge. SP-65 (PCGS). 59.6 mm. 1512.4 grains. Lovely light gray silver with generous mottling of soft blue, green, gold and rose throughout the reflective fields. Satiny on the devices and really quite handsome overall despite some light handling marks. An ever-popular issue celebrating the founding of the national coin collection, with a focus on Washington medals that were arguably at their height of popularity in the 1850s. A cabinet medal is a must have for any serious Washington collector, and silver examples never go wanting for enthusiastic bidding. <em>From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) sale of the David W. Dreyfuss Collection, April 1986, lot 5366.</em><em></em>
