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1799 Washington Funeral Urn Medal AU58 Holed NGC. White

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1799 Washington Funeral Urn Medal AU58 Holed NGC. White
<B>1799 Washington Funeral Urn Medal AU58 Holed NGC.</B></I> White Metal. B-166c. Dies 1-B. An attractive medal with even, medium gray color and some luster remaining in the protected areas. There are a few tiny nicks on the reverse but these hardly detract from the desirability of this historic and rare medal. Fuld notes at least six different die marriages, but estimates only 25-40 reported specimens among all varieties (not that anyone collects such a rare medal by die variety). Only two specimens are known unholed. The rest were holed when issued to be worn for the Boston funeral observances in February, 1800. The dies were engraved by Jacob Perkins, who had also engraved many dies for Massachusetts state coppers and was soon to be an important innovator in banknote engraving.