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1805 Washington Eccleston Medal MS60 Lightly Pitted Unc

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1805 Washington Eccleston Medal MS60 Lightly Pitted Unc
<B>1805 Washington Eccleston Medal MS60 Lightly Pitted Uncertified.</B></I> Bronze. Baker-85. 76mm. Obverse: armored, confident high relief bust of Washington right. Reverse: Indian with bow and arrow, surrounded by concentric rings bearing laudatory inscriptions. Original pink-gold throughout the legends and design recesses. The fields are golden-brown. The centers exhibit pinpoint pits. A vertical die crack through WAS OURS is also seen on the Rulau/Fuld plate piece. . A superb medal issued by Daniel Ecceston of Lancaster, England. The dies were cut by Thomas Webb, a British engraver who worked from 1804-1827. The piece was issued with a subtle twist of satire. The picture of Washington in a heavy suit of amour is a 'singular conceit' as noted by Baker. On the reverse the Indian in the center is surrounded by the words THE LAND WAS OURS. The medal appears to be more of a commentary of the expropriation by colonists of Indian lands than a tribute to Washington..<BR><I>From The Troy Wiseman Collection.</B></I>