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Bowers on collecting: A favorite medal

By Q. David Bowers
1805 Washington Medal by Eccleston
“The Land Was Ours”
250 to 400 known in copper
Among numismatically popular early medals associated with the life of George Washington, the Eccleston medal of 1805, from dies cut by Thomas Webb, is certainly the largest (76 millimeters), and it is among the most interesting

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Bowers on collecting: A favorite medal

By Q. David Bowers
1805 Washington Medal by Eccleston
“The Land Was Ours”
250 to 400 known in copper
Among numismatically popular early medals associated with the life of George Washington, the Eccleston medal of 1805, from dies cut by Thomas Webb, is certainly the largest (76 millimeters), and it is among the most interesting

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Bowers on collecting: A memorable Washington medal

Tokens, medals, coins, and paper money depicting George Washington are a very important numismatic specialty today. Several books have been written on tokens with his portrait as well as his image on coins, the last including the familiar Washington quarters minted from 1932 to date, including the current America the Beautiful issues

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