Washington Medallion?

[cosmetal]

Got this in a storage locker auction I won.



It is the size of a silver dollar.
It is non-magnetic.
It weighs 19.25 gms.
It has a thin gold plating that I believe was deposited by the ENIG (electroless nickel immersion gold) process. The same process used on electronic PCBs, etc.
The base metal is some copper/nickel alloy.
The medallion has a date of 1789 - the date of Washington's first election as POTUS.
It is obviously not made in 1789.

Has anyone ever seen a commemorative Washington medallion like this? Any history you can share?

Thanks,
James

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

https://catalog.usmint.gov/george-w...-5-16-inch-801.html?cgid=presidential#start=1

https://catalog.usmint.gov/george-washington-bronze-medal-3-inch-101.html?cm_mmc=Google-_-PLA+-+Everything+Else-_-PLA+-+Medals-_-101&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1bDkrsK_2gIVi4vICh2RTgmQEAYYASABEgK-VfD_BwE

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found...

George Washington Bronze Medal 1 5/16 Inch ($6.95)

George Washington Bronze Medal 3 Inch ($39.95)


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[grasshopper]

Nice find.

I'm curious....have you/anyone you know ever found anything valuable in one of those lockers?

To me shows like Storage Wars seems incredibly fake and staged but I was just wondering if you ever come across anything remotely similar to the kind of things they find.

 

[Bruce R]

I went to a couple and each and every locker had been gone through, even to the extent of ripping apart bags of clothes. At one place the owner even had a little store selling the stuff.

 

[cosmetal]

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

Sorry I didn't do a Google search on it. But, the medals shown on the U.S. Mint website don't have a gold finish and this one definitely does.

I'm going to contact the mint and ask if they ever offered these medals with an ENIG gold surface.

James

 

[cosmetal]

Nice find.

I'm curious....have you/anyone you know ever found anything valuable in one of those lockers?

To me shows like Storage Wars seems incredibly fake and staged but I was just wondering if you ever come across anything remotely similar to the kind of things they find.

This was my first auction and it definitely was a winner for me.

I got the 10' x 20' locker for $5.00! It was full of old electronics, laptops, towers, PCB boards, etc. Still sorting through the stash . . .

I do PM recovery and refining from eWaste and this locker doubled my inventory of recyclables.

James

 

[sutphin]

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