1790 Manly Medal. Original. Musante GW-10, Baker-61A. White Metal.

1790 Manly Medal. Original. Musante GW-10, Baker-61A. White Metal. AU-55 (PCGS). 48.7 mm. Handsome and fairly smooth pewter gray surfaces are gently glossy and exhibit some less patinated lighter gray accents through the protected areas of the fields. No serious flaws are noted, though there are some minor rim bumps and other scattered surface marks that are all but unavoidable on this soft metal composition. The Manly signature at the lower reverse is ghostly, though it does not seem to have been removed as seen on some examples. Here, it is simply weak, but it is the only area that this can be said about as the details otherwise are quite clear. A very appealing specimen of this classic medal in a very scarce composition and from a famous collection that has for decades been a frequent cataloger's reference point for medals. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the David W. Dreyfuss Collection, April 1986, lot 5604; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Sebring & Garbe Collections, March 1996, lot 3566; Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Sand Collection, Keystone #13, August 2023, lot 214; our Spring 2024 Auction, April, lot 2112. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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