1897 Bronze Medal GW-1010, Monument at Philadelphia

Coin Details

Auction Record

$630 SP66 09-21-2022 Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1897 medal GW-1010 in bronze commemorates a Washington Monument at Philadelphia, continuing the tradition of Philadelphia-based Washington commemoration that dated back to the eighteenth century. Philadelphia's multiple Washington monuments reflected the city's deep connection to the founding era. Bronze composition indicates standard commemorative production. The GW-1010 designation catalogs this as a distinct design from other Washington Monument medals in the Musante-Baker reference. Philadelphia's role as the capital during Washington's presidency, combined with its status as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, made the city a natural center of Washington commemoration. Washington medals have been collected since the early nineteenth century, when numismatists first recognized the extraordinary variety of pieces bearing the first president's likeness as a coherent and historically significant collecting area.

Rarity Notes

Bronze. Monument at Philadelphia medal.

Cross References

Musante-Baker GW-1010; PCGS #887429; Monument at Philadelphia