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(1800) Bronze Medal Washington Funeral, Urn

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1800
Denomination
Colonials
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Washington Pieces (1783-1800)
Composition
Bronze

Auction Record

Price realized
$19,200
Sold
Grade
XF40BN
Auction house
Stack's Bowers

Description

The (1800) Bronze Medal Washington Funeral, Urn is filed under Funeral Medals in the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series. Baker's funeral medals for Washington, who died on December 14, 1799, share a uniformed bust in a laurel wreath with HE IS IN GLORY, THE WORLD IN TEARS. The reverse shows either a skull and crossed bones (Baker 165) or a funeral urn (Baker 166) with abbreviated legends of Washington's career; Baker records gold, silver and tin for the first and gold, silver, copper and tin for the second. Musante numbers them GW-71 and GW-70. It is catalogued as Baker-166, Musante GW-70. PCGS lists it as #516317.

Cross References

Baker-166; Musante GW-70

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