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"On Nov. 16, 2019, with little notice to the general public, the entire Baker Collection of 1,102 medals was sold in individual lots at a Baltimore auction, fetching about $2.2 million for the cash-strapped historical society. The medals all relate to Washington in some way, whether they were made during his time, ordered struck by him, depict him, or have another connection.Baker had explicitly stated in his will that the prints, medals, books, and other elements of the collection should be “kept together” and “marked and known as ‘The Baker Collection’ with the distinct understanding that no print, medal or book shall on any pretense whatsoever be removed from the building” housing the historical society at 13th and Locust Streets."https://www.inquirer.com/arts/historical-society-of-pennsylvania-george-washington-medals-auction-deaccession-20200215.html