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1889 Washington Inaugural Centennial Token?

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 Posted 02/26/2016  11:31 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add qktbird to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just wondering if anyone can help me identify this George Washington Inaugural Centennial Token. I've been trying to figure out exactly what it is and what it's value might be even though it's not in very good shape. I haven't been able to find anything that matches it and not even any pictures when searching google images. I'm not sure if it could be a so-called dollar or if it's a medal or token. Just trying to find any information I can on it.

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Jon


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 Posted 03/09/2016  8:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add qktbird to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Was anyone ever able to find anything at all on this token? I still haven't found anything on it or even a picture of another one. The photo from the ebay listing is all I've ever seen. Just wondering what it might be worth or how rare it might be. I don't know if it's a so-called dollar or if it was attached to something else. Just trying ti find any information I can on it.

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Jon
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@qtbird yes sorry but I wasn't able to dig anything up. I do note that the token seems to be made from lead.
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 Posted 03/09/2016  11:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add qktbird to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
spence, thank you for the reply. This one has me stumped and I cant find anything on it. I do think it could be lead as well since it's pretty heavy compared to other tokens about its size. I work nights from 5pm till 5:30am and I keep forgetting to check what the weight and diameter is on it. I believe the diameter is probably between 42mm and 49mm but that's just a guess. I have it in a 2.5 x 2.5 cardboard flip that has a window that's around 50mm and it just about fills it. Thanks again for the reply!
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Since I was digging back through the archives looking for something else, I noticed this thread and the question of what is it?

It is a medal

Here's one sold on ebay in 2014

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A second one that sold for $9.95 this month

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Very late to the party, but here is a bit more information on this piece.

Medals commemorating the centennial of Washington's inauguration were well catalogued by Susan Douglas in the pages of the American Numismatic Association's The Numismatist magazine in 1949. The medal shown, featuring a portrait of Washington on the obverse and Federal Hall, the site of Washington's inauguration, on the reverse is catalogued as Douglas 18.

The medal (not token) is known to have been struck in white metal (most common) as well as copper. It was produced by George H. Lovett, a New York-based designer/engraver/producer of tokens and medals who was active in the field between 1847 and 1892.

Lovett created several medals that paired the same (or very similar) obverse portrait of Washington as seen here with a reverse depicting Federal Hall. The size of the building varies across the medals, as do the inscriptions and other design devices, but the sameness of the building's depiction on the various medals points to their common origin. Assembling a set of these medals would be a nice collecting challenge and form an interesting collection once completed.

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