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(1789) Unique George Washington Inaugural Button Eagle and Sun with Line Border

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,500.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
(1789) Unique George Washington Inaugural Button Eagle and Sun with Line Border
Washington Buttons
(1789) George Washington Inaugural Button Unique Design Type Not Listed by Albert or in J. H. Cobb “Eagle and Sun” with a Single Line Outer Circular Border Surround
(1789) George Washington Inaugural Button, “Eagle and SUN” the SUN, together with the Single Line Outer Surrounding Border are Unique being a major design variant Type, Unlisted in Albert and Cobb, (Similar to WI-13C), Unique with SUN & LINE, the Only Example and Finest Known, Very Fine.
34 mm. The Only Known Example of this likely unique major design type. This Type is Not Listed by Albert in his reference, nor does this type appear in the famous J. H. Cobb collection catalog, being similar to the more common “Eagle and Star” Type (Albert WI-12), yet what appears above the American Eagle is clearly the “SUN”, (reminiscent of the “Sun” previously displayed as important features on the 1776 CONTINENTAL DOLLAR and 1787 FUGIO Cent), and is not a Star. In this, it is similar to Albert WI-13C, but instead of having a segmented border, this button has a single incuse line forming its surrounding outer border.

This Washington Button has even dark-chocolate surfaces with some modest micro-porosity, yet displays very sharp details and appears quite attractive overall. There is some traces of reddish metallic color to the Eagle’s tail feathers. The original Shank is lacking on the relatively smooth, even reverse. There was no example of this type George Washington Inaugural Button in the Stack’s sale of the historic Cobb collection in January 2003. A variety specialist and rarity collectors opportunity to purchase this supremely rare major variant. This type critical to acquire for any complete full type collection of George Washington Inaugural Buttons.