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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4146325, member: 101855"]Here is the only William Washington medal I have. It is a plain edge, and I believe that it was made at the Paris Mint sometime in the era from 1790 to 1840. I belive that if you compare the spacing of the letters, you will some minor differences with the piece you have.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071582[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did I say that you piece modern piece has been cleaned? The color and surfaces of 18th and most 19th century medals are generally brown and lusterous. Modern medals generally made with a duller, sandblast stay finish. Any bright red, shiny color is highly unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a General Henry Lee medal, which is part of the Cometia America series, but made strictly in America. This piece was struck circa 1880.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071590[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is modern Henry Lee medal that was made at the Philadelphia Mint in the 1970s.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071592[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4146325, member: 101855"]Here is the only William Washington medal I have. It is a plain edge, and I believe that it was made at the Paris Mint sometime in the era from 1790 to 1840. I belive that if you compare the spacing of the letters, you will some minor differences with the piece you have. [ATTACH=full]1071581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071582[/ATTACH] Why did I say that you piece modern piece has been cleaned? The color and surfaces of 18th and most 19th century medals are generally brown and lusterous. Modern medals generally made with a duller, sandblast stay finish. Any bright red, shiny color is highly unusual. Here is a General Henry Lee medal, which is part of the Cometia America series, but made strictly in America. This piece was struck circa 1880. [ATTACH=full]1071589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071590[/ATTACH] Here is modern Henry Lee medal that was made at the Philadelphia Mint in the 1970s. [ATTACH=full]1071591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071592[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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