PEARCE, Nicholas  (fl 1799) Early American engraver.
          A Massachusetts resident of Boston or Newburyport.
          This engraver unknown to most writers, and is not
          listed in  D10 {1957} Groce and Wallace.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1799 Washington (George) Funeral Medal (also known as
          Victor Sine Clade Medal) [designed by Dudley A.
          Tyng; once attributed to Jacob Perkins (q.v.) –
          who engraved other Washington Funeral Medals –
          modern scholars accept Baker's attribution as
          engraved by Nicholas Pearce] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 164
          Illustrated: P2 The Numismatist 33:5 (May 1920) page 195
          Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest #11

          R  E  P  L  I  C  A  S    &    R  E  I  S  S  U  E  S

1799 Washington (George) Funeral Medal (electrotypes
          made in 19th century). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Baker 164)
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 10:1555

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E8   {1951} Kenney, p 19.
E8A{1951} Kenney manuscript file.
S48  {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 164, p 113.
M57 {2007} Jaeger (Katherine) and Bowers (Q. David)  100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. 1799         
          Washington Funeral Medal listed as #11, p 22.