Watch List notes:

Mexico, lot of two Masonic medals (struck 1960s): gold, NGC MS 67, finest and only example in NGC census; silver, NGC AU 58. Grove-M68, M68a. 41.64 grams (gold); 40mm. Obverse with busts of George Washington, Benito Juarez and Jose Marti under radiant pyramid below LIBERTAD IGUALDAD FRATERNIDAD inside border of Masonic symbols; reverse with busts of Jose de San Martin, Simon Bolivar and Bernardo O'Higgins next to radiant G-in-square-and-compass emblem below A LA MASONERIA DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO inside border of Masonic symbols. Interesting pair of medals featuring the busts of six important Freemasons in the history of the Americas. The gold example is exceptional with bright, deep mirror proof fields and frosted design elements, reddish toning at top; the silver piece shows light wear on high points, surface hairlines in fields, with faint toning and luster.


Estimate: 3500 - 5000 USD