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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8410773, member: 101855&quot;]That Washington medal was struck from the original die pair. </p><p><br /></p><p>The likeness of was Washington is copied from the bust by Houdan. It is considered to be the definitive likeness of the first president. When the government asked for design submissions for the Washington Quarter, the artists were required to use the Houdan bust as the basis for their likeness. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mint has used the same image many times. Here are a couple of others. This small medal celebrated the time when the mint employees swore an Oath of Allegiance to the Union at the start of the Civil War. This piece was really just an excuse for the mint to issue another Washington medal. Any piece that had Washington on it was collectable at that time. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1491926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1491927[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another one that marked the start of the mint cabinet collection. Later these coins, tokens and medals went to the Smithsonian. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1491928[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a copy of the Houdan bust. Houdan can to American to sculpt this bust of Washington. He stayed for a couple of weeks at Mt. Vernon. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1491929[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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