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<p>[QUOTE="mikecaven, post: 1021428, member: 27757"]The double sided Washington medal marked first president is a funerary medal but there were many different versions of the medal made at different times. Marking the 50th 100th 150th anniversary of his death as well as the Centineal and Bicentenial of the country. The one that was mentioned on Pawn Stars is the type that was made immediately after his death and yes it is worth a great deal of money after it is authenicated and providing it is in good shape which is very rare because of the metal it was made of. Most of the shiny ones made of copper or bronze are newer ones from the 1900's some are holed some are not. The older ones are almost always made of pewter or white metal and are always holed. Now there are rumors going around that silver examples were made and given to select people in Washington at the time of his death though I've never seen one at auction or at a museum. I have been metal detecting for thirty years and have found three. Two new, and one old. The old one is in bad shape because of the effect of the ground on Pewter. The best rule of thumb is with these tokens that if it looks new it probably is. What the tokens are worth all depends on when the token was made starting at about 10 bucks and going as high as 7000 depending on age and grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikecaven, post: 1021428, member: 27757"]The double sided Washington medal marked first president is a funerary medal but there were many different versions of the medal made at different times. Marking the 50th 100th 150th anniversary of his death as well as the Centineal and Bicentenial of the country. The one that was mentioned on Pawn Stars is the type that was made immediately after his death and yes it is worth a great deal of money after it is authenicated and providing it is in good shape which is very rare because of the metal it was made of. Most of the shiny ones made of copper or bronze are newer ones from the 1900's some are holed some are not. The older ones are almost always made of pewter or white metal and are always holed. Now there are rumors going around that silver examples were made and given to select people in Washington at the time of his death though I've never seen one at auction or at a museum. I have been metal detecting for thirty years and have found three. Two new, and one old. The old one is in bad shape because of the effect of the ground on Pewter. The best rule of thumb is with these tokens that if it looks new it probably is. What the tokens are worth all depends on when the token was made starting at about 10 bucks and going as high as 7000 depending on age and grade.[/QUOTE]
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