George Washington Commemorative Coin Found in Alexandria
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Alexandria Times
George Washington Commemorative Coin Found in Alexandria
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 2009
By Times Staff
This month, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum identified a
small token excavated 10 years ago in Alexandria as a 1797
medal commemorating George Washington. This artifact will
be featured in "Hail to the Chief," a new mini-exhibition
at the museum now open in honor of the recent presidential
inauguration, as well as Presidents Day and the George
Washington Birthday Parade in February. The exhibit will
be open through Tuesday, March 31.
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Alexandria archaeologists excavated the George Washington
medal in 1998 at Shuter's Hill, the site of the George
Washington Masonic National Memorial. The heavily
tarnished disk was examined in the laboratory, where a
silhouette of Washington was visible on one side and
events associated with Washington were listed on the
other. There was nothing to indicate the date of the
medal, so it was conserved and stored with other
artifacts from the site.
Early this year, prompted by interest in the inauguration,
archaeologists retrieved the medal and began to research
its history. They consulted Louis Jordan, a numismatic
expert, who was able to accurately identify it as a
George Washington Baker 66 Medal from 1797.
This medal is among other locally excavated artifacts
and historic images featured in "Hail to the Chief," an
exhibit that showcases American presidents, including
Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and
William Henry Harrison.
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Mike Marotta
wrote:
> FROM:http://www.alextimes.com/news/2009/jan/22/george-washington-commemora...
> Alexandria Times
> This medal is among other locally excavated artifacts ....
Well, yeah, Alexandria VIRGINIA, of course. I was thinking, you know,
something more unusual... like discovered underneath Alexander's
sarcophagus...
Mike M.
Michael E. Marotta
"Washington as Herakles"