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Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1001 Early American and Betts Medals
1713 Peace of Utrecht Medal. Silver, 58 mm. Eimer-458, MI 399/256. SP-55 (PCGS).
1148.9 grains. Attractive medium gray with a subtle violet and blue tone and some bright gold in the fields. Scattered hairlines on both sides, devices a bit bright, toned down and free of any other significant defects. The devices ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1002 Early American and Betts Medals
1758 Oswego Captured Medal. Betts-415. Silver, 31 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
174.9 grains. Reeded edge. The only victories medal of the French and Indian War struck by the French, a testament to how the war for North America went for them after 1757. This medal marks the worldwide victories of 1757, including the taking ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1003 Early American and Betts Medals
1759 Death of Wolfe Medal. Betts-422. Bronze, 37 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
332.9 grains. Coin turn. An exquisite specimen of a medal that doesn't generally come very nice. Rich deep olive brown with lively lustrous fields tinted blue and violet. Double striking is seen around peripheral design elements. Gosset's port...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1004 Early American and Betts Medals
Undated (Ca. 1776-1814) George III Indian Peace Medal. Betts-438, Adams 7.3. Silver, solid construction, 77 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
1572.3 grains. Original ornamented hanger and pin intact. An astonishingly high grade survivor of this type, one that would be essentially impossible to improve upon. The designs on both ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1005 Early American and Betts Medals
1762 Peace of Europe Medal. Betts-442. Silver, 45 mm. MS-61 (PCGS).
430.7 grains. Brilliant silver gray with mostly gold toning around design elements on both sides. Nicely lustrous, hairlined on both sides, sharp and attractive. Struck from dies by Johann Georg Holtzhey to mark the resumption of European commer...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1006 Early American and Betts Medals
1763 Capture of Morro Castle Medal. Betts-443. Copper, 50 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
889.4 grains. A very pleasing example of this well executed and evocative medal. Nice even medium brown with very few issues and a choice overall appearance. A little bit of verdigris is seen within the lower recesses of the obverse port...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1007 Early American and Betts Medals
(1863) William Pitt Medal. Betts-516. Silver, 41 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
476.6 grains. Kraljevich 2-B. Enthusiastically toned in bright shades of pastel blue and violet over deeply reflective surfaces. Some hairlines are seen, but the visual appeal is immense, and no real issues require note. While it's easy enough to...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1008 Early American and Betts Medals
(1766) William Pitt LIBERTATIS VINDEX Medal. Betts-521. Pinchbeck, 33 mm. AU Details--Bent (PCGS).
177.0 grains. Coin turn. A particularly nice example of this crude and evocative medal from the era of the Stamp Act. Deep olive brown with some brassy color visible on the high points. Matte but not granular, one ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1009 Early American and Betts Medals
1773 Lord Chatham Medal. Betts-522. Copper, 25 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
89.2 grains. Lustrous chocolate brown with hints of mint red inside the rim. The reverse shows attractive blue and golden toning as well as some trivial hairlines. Mr. Margolis would be amused to see an inexpensive medalet issued as a premium by...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1010 Early American and Betts Medals
1778 William Pitt Memorial Medal. Betts-523. Silver, 37 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
324.0 grains. A fine medal by Kirk issued on the occasion of the death of Pitt. Lustrous golden gray and navy blue on the obverse, flashy silver gray with pastel gold and blue on the reverse. Boldly detailed on both sides, some trivial hai...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1011 Early American and Betts Medals
1778 William Pitt Memorial Medal. Betts-523. Copper, 37 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
456.1 grains. A nicer than normal specimen in copper, the more commonly encountered of the two compositions. Frosty medium brown with beautiful olive and blue toning around the peripheries of both sides. Reverse rim filed, as made, at 6...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1012 Early American and Betts Medals
1770 Death of Whitefield Medal. Betts-527. Silver, 36 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
303.4 grains. Silver gray, somewhat toned down from polished brilliance, with hairlines in the reflective fields. A handsome and high grade piece with strong sharpness and visual appeal and few issues. We see a scattering of contact marks in...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1013 Early American and Betts Medals
1770 Death of Whitefield Medal. Betts-527. Copper, 36 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
328.1 grains. Cataloged more than two decades ago by your cataloger as "Choice lustrous light to medium brown with some mint color and natural iridescence. Obverse cracked from 3:30 to 5:30 through M of A.M. A beautiful and well-executed ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1014 Early American and Betts Medals
1771 College of William and Mary / Lord Botetourt Medal. Reverse impression in plaster. As Betts-528, BHM-154, Eimer-737. Plaster, 47.6 mm. Extremely Fine.
5.2-5.5 mm thick. An impression from Thomas Pingo's reverse die in white plaster, coated in a honey-colored wax at the time that now appears glossy deep gold...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1015 Early American and Betts Medals
1771 College of William and Mary Lord Botetourt Medal. Betts-528. Copper, 43 mm. MS-65 (PCGS).
438.7 grains. Acquired by Mr. Margolis from our August 2012 ANA sale where it was described as follows: "An exemplary specimen of this colonial American rarity, the first academic prize struck for what would become the...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1016 Early American and Betts Medals
1773 Carib War Medal. Betts-529. Cast silver with joined rim and integral loop, 55 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
1773 Carib War Medal. Betts-529. Cast silver with joined rim and integral loop, 55 mm. AU-58 (PCGS). 1176.8 grains. Golden gray surfaces gather somewhat darker toning at the peripheries. Finely granular, as are a...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1017 Early American and Betts Medals
(1775) William Penn Medal. Betts-531. Silver, 40 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
385.7 grains. Frosty opalescent gray with slightly reflective fields and beautiful pastel blue and deep gold toning highlights. A very pretty specimen, with subtle hairlines but excellent visual appeal. This is the sort of toning usually seen on ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1018 Early American and Betts Medals
(1775) William Penn Medal. Betts-531. Copper, 40 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
433.9 grains. A very pretty example, with fine mahogany toning and subtle iridescence in the fields. The obverse shows some well blended hairlines and a zigzag scratch in the field off Penn's profile. No bad marks are seen, and the designs are...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1019 Early American and Betts Medals
(Ca. 1777) George III Lion and Wolf Indian Peace Medal. Betts-535, Adams 10.1, Dies 1-A. Silver, 61 mm. AU-55 (PCGS).
836.1 grains. Original decorative mount and pin intact. A world class specimen of perhaps the most evocative design to ever be placed on an Indian Peace medal. Deep olive gray surfaces boast gold...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1020 Early American and Betts Medals
(Ca. 1777) Washington Voltaire Medal. Betts-544, Musante GW-1. Copper, 40 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
607.5 grains. A stout example struck on the heaviest planchet we have recorded. Musante lists a weight for copper specimens of 351 grains, and our database includes examples at 307.3, 365.1, 372.8, and 419.8 grains. Th...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1021 Early American and Betts Medals
(Ca. 1766) Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. Medal. Betts-545. Bronze, 36 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
344.6 grains. A desirable example of a classic Franklin rarity. Lustrous and glossy dark chocolate brown with superlative obverse eye appeal and only a smattering of trivial marks. The reverse shows the usual degree of contact ma...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1022 Early American and Betts Medals
1777 B. Franklin of Philadelphia Medal. Betts-547. Copper, 45 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
618.7 grains. An iconic rarity among medals of the American Revolution, those that honor Benjamin Franklin, and the Betts series as a whole. Rich medium chocolate brown surfaces show good gloss and eye appeal on both sides. Scatte...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1023 Early American and Betts Medals
1775 Lord North Medal. Betts-551. Silver, 36 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
300.6 grains. A beautifully toned example of this Betts number, a genuine rarity in silver. Brightly variegated gold, green, and magenta toning frames the periphery. Some luster remains on the obverse, nearly all of it remains on the flashy and refle...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1024 Early American and Betts Medals
1775 Lord North Medal. Betts-551. Copper, 36 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
323.8 grains. An exceptional specimen, with full luster over reflective surfaces. Medium brown overall with field highlights of pale blue on the obverse and violet on the reverse. Both sides show a bit of cameo contrast. Only the most trivial mark...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1025 Early American and Betts Medals
1772 Captain Cook / Resolution and Adventure Medal. Betts-552. Silver, 44 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
701.9 grains. Plain edge. Second reverse die. An important rarity, struck by Boulton for the cognoscenti of the English cultural and scientific communities adjacent to Cook's Pacific voyages. While pieces in a brass compo...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1026 Early American and Betts Medals
1772 Captain Cook / Resolution and Adventure Medal. Betts-552. Bronzed copper, 44 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
611.6 grains. Plain edge. Second reverse die. Even rarer than the silver examples, this bronzed copper format is the rarest composition of the Resolution and Adventure medals. We record just four: LaRiviere II:213...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1027 Early American and Betts Medals
(1784) Captain Cook Royal Society Medal. Betts-553. Silver, 43 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
471.3 grains. Brilliant, reflective, and beautiful, with cameo frost on the devices contrasting with the prooflike fields. A gathering of faint golden toning is seen at the peripheries, and some light hairlines are present across th...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1028 Early American and Betts Medals
(1784) Captain Cook Royal Society Medal. Betts-553. Bronze, 43 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
568.1 grains. Ruddy brown with some subtle spotting at central reverse. Somewhat hairlined, but glossy and attractive. A tiny speck is noted on Cook's cheek.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Spink, February 1...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1029 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Cook Courage and Perseverance Medal. Betts-555. Bronze, 38 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
261.9 grains. A charming memorial medal struck to honor the lamented Captain Cook, who died in Hawaii in an interaction with the Hawaiians in 1779. The surfaces are glossy ruddy tan, a very attractive shade, with a more lustrous me...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1030 Early American and Betts Medals
1823 James Cook Series Numismatica Medal. BHM-1207. Bronze, 41 mm. SP-64 BN (PCGS).
MONACHI edge. Lustrous medium brown with good eye appeal and no significant defects, just two toning spots behind Cook's head. A few minor marks are seen. We can't imagine finding a Series Numismatica medal with a provenance olde...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1031 Early American and Betts Medals
1785 Perouse’s Expedition Medal. Milford-Haven 170 var. Bronze, 60 mm. SP-63 (PCGS).
1531.1 grains. Nice glossy chocolate brown with a boldly detailed strike and nice visual appeal. The bronzing is a bit mottled on both sides, but attractively so. Problem free, though struck from a fairly old obverse die with sp...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1032 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Admiral Keppel Vindicated Medal. Betts-564. Pinchbeck, 34 mm. MS-61 (PCGS).
268.0 grains. Dark olive brown with vestiges of the golden mint color remaining in the protected areas, particularly around the reverse periphery. Very sharp and appealing, no significant flaws, just a natural pit or depression off ...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1033 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Admiral Keppel Medal. BHM-214. Silver, 40 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
323.6 grains. An attractive blend of subtle toning highlights brings life to otherwise medium gray surfaces, showcasing russet, gold, and blue over both surfaces. Some luster clings to design elements, good sharpness and eye appeal on both sides. S...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1034 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Admiral Keppel Medal. BHM-214. Silver, 40 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
523.1 grains. Another example, from a different reverse die and on a much thicker planchet. The high relief portrait is boldly detailed, and the brilliant, untoned fields show a bit of reflectivity. Some hairlines and old polish are seen, some plan...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1035 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Admiral Keppel Medal. BHM-215. White metal, 25 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
111.1 grains. An apparently scarce Keppel medalet, a variety missing from the notable Ford Collection of Keppel medals and not offered by us in any sale since. Lustrous silver gray with only minor mellowing in the fields. Nicely struck and wel...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1036 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Admiral Keppel Medal. BHM-220. Bronze, 33 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
297.3 grains. Signed L on the obverse and TL on the reverse for Truels Lyng. Easily the most picturesque of the Keppel medals, with a highly distinctive portrait on the obverse and an 18th century criticism of lawyers on the reverse that may contin...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1037 Early American and Betts Medals
1779 Security of Sweden’s Trade Vindicated Medal. Forrer III, 448. Bronze, 42 mm. MS-64 (PCGS).
574.1 grains. Signed GL for Gustav Ljungberger. Choice medium brown surfaces grace both sides, lightly reflective and very attractive, with a hint of pale blue toning in the fields. A fine high relief rendering of Gus...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1038 Early American and Betts Medals
1780 Treaty of Armed Neutrality Medal. Betts-571. Silver, 49 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
641.8 grains. A finer than usual example of this avidly sought medal, with bold reflectivity in the fields of both sides and attractive multicolored peripheral toning framing the brilliant centers. The usual hairlines are present, as ...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1039 Early American and Betts Medals
1780 Treaty of Armed Neutrality Medal. Betts-572. Silver, 32 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
171.1 grains. Exceptional toning of deep olive, russet, and gold graces both sides, each lustrous and lightly reflective. Aside from the usual ancient hairlines, this piece is pristine, with especially choice eye appeal.
From the R...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1040 Early American and Betts Medals
1780 Treaty of Armed Neutrality Medal. Betts-573. Silver, 32 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
161.1 grains. Golden toning surrounds highly reflective and lustrous brilliant silver gray fields. Very attractive, usual peppering of light marks. Lageman signed this charming obverse at the bottom.
From the Richard Margolis Colle...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1041 Early American and Betts Medals
1780 Escape of the Dutch Fishing Fleet Medal. Betts-574. Silver, 32 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
176.1 grains. Deep old toning of gold, burgundy, olive and blue blend melodiously on both sides. Sharp and lustrous with a scattering of hairlines.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Christopher Eimer, London...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1042 Early American and Betts Medals
1781 Admiral Rodney / Capture of Saint Eustatius Medal. Betts-579, Liechty-10. Silver, 33 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
375.1 grains. A scarce medal in any composition, but an extreme rarity in silver. Lively and attractive gold, blue, and violet toning enriches light silver gray surfaces. Some luster and reflectivity remai...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1043 Early American and Betts Medals
1781 Admiral Rodney / Capture of Saint Eustatius Medal. Betts-580, Liechty-9. White metal, 35 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
275.8 grains. Another extremely elusive Admiral Rodney / Saint Eustatius medal. Lustrous bright silver gray with minimal mellowing of the surfaces. Sharply detailed and very attractive, free of all but...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1044 Early American and Betts Medals
1781 Death of Admiral Crul at Saint Eustatius Medal. Betts-581. Silver, 45 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
468.9 grains. Dusky silver gray with some darker toning at peripheries and around devices, laid over lustrous and reflective fields. Very well detailed, even at the highest relief of Crul's lifelike portrait. Choice in a...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1045 Early American and Betts Medals
1781 Dutch Naval Victory at Cadiz Medal. Betts-583. Silver, 45 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
468.9 grains. Deeply reflective and boldly lustrous, mostly brilliant with a light gathering of pale violet and blue at the peripheries. Exquisitely struck and free of any issues beyond light old hairlines. The weight of this piece ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1046 Early American and Betts Medals
1781 Battle of Doggersbank Medal. Betts-588. Silver, 30 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
160.3 grains. Deep olive gray and navy blue highlighted by gold on the obverse, lighter silver gray with more pastel toning highlights on the reverse. A very attractive and problem free specimen with only the usual array of light hairlines...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1047 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Recognition of the United States by Frisia Medal. Betts-602. Silver, 44 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
440.9 grains. Even champagne toning is seen across the boldly reflective obverse, while the reverse is darker olive gray with pale blue highlights. A lovely example, free of major defects, just the usual light hairline...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1048 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Holland Receives John Adams as Envoy Medal. Betts-603. Silver, 45 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
433.1 grains. A popular and eye-catching medal, offering some of Johann Georg Holtzhey's best work of the era. Reflective silver gray with darker gray halos around the design elements. Some polishing rouge is present among t...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1049 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Treaty of Commerce Between Holland and the United States Medal. Betts-604. Silver, 45 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
432.3 grains. Beautiful lustrous surfaces show golden toning with violet and blue highlights over antique gray fields, a bit lighter on the reverse. Sharp, reflective, and attractive, with a world class p...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1050 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Treaty of Commerce Between Holland and the United States Medal. Betts-605. Silver, 34 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
213.2 grains. Darker gray peripheral toning frames reflective brilliant silver gray centers. A light golden tone is seen at a certain angle on both sides. Sharp and appealing with excellent eye appeal des...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1051 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Dutch-American Treaty of Commerce Medal. Betts-606. Silver, 32 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
190.5 grains. A very popular piece, featuring the first appearance of an American flag on a medal. The dies by J. Van Baerll show America standing at left offering an olive branch to the Netherlands, seated at right with a libe...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1052 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Holland Declares America Free Medal. Betts-607. Silver, 34 mm. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
234.5 grains. Golden toning over silver gray surfaces with moderate hairlines over lightly reflective fields. The aesthetic appeal remains positive on both sides. While Lageman's contributions to the Dutch-American se...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1053 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Peace of Versailles Medal. Betts-608. Silver, 45 mm. AU Details--Graffiti (PCGS).
392.8 grains. Deep antique gray with old golden toning on both sides. A scattering of contact marks is seen on both sides, and a series of short horizontal scratches are visible in the right reverse field, accounting for the g...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1054 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Peace of Versailles Medal. Betts-608. White metal with copper scavenger, 45 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
Lustrous silver gray with some mellowing and darker toning in the fields. The copper scavenger remains fairly bright at the central exergue above L of the date on the obverse, a bit darker on the reverse. Sharp and...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1055 Early American and Betts Medals
1782 Johan Derk, Baron van der Capellen Medal. Betts, p. 305, Van Loon suppl. 579. Silver shells, 49 mm. MS-60 (PCGS).
642.8 grains. Brilliant silver gray with deeply reflective fields. A hint of gold is seen across the reverse. Hairlines on both sides account for the assigned grade, along with some light scatte...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1056 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Treaty of Paris Medal. Betts-610. Silver, 42 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
286.3 grains. Spectacularly bold multicolored toning frames brilliant centers. Electric blue dominates the obverse exergue, with gold and deep violet elsewhere; the reverse is lively but more sedate. Nicely lustrous and very attractive despite s...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1057 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Treaty of Paris Medal. Betts-610. White metal with copper scavenger, 43 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
417.9 grains. Light silver gray with good remaining luster and only a bit of mellowing in the fields. The light brown scavenger appears above the exergue line, at the ankle of the fallen centurion on the obverse and at...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1058 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Treaty of Versailles Medal. Betts-611. Bronze, 42 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
573.3 grains. Gorgeous dark chocolate brown with excellent luster and superb visual appeal. Finely detailed and fully realized with no significant friction or flaws, just a few minor marks in the reverse field. This is the official Paris...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1059 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Treaty of Versailles Medal. Betts-612. Silver, 42 mm. AU-55 (PCGS).
480.4 grains. Handsome and even deep gray with exceptional originality and strong eye appeal. The reverse is a shade lighter than the obverse, showcasing good luster despite some hairlines. A nick near Louis' temple and a few others in fron...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1060 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Treaty of Versailles Medal. Betts-612. Bronze, 42 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
405.9 grains. Choice light brown with mint color and golden toning around devices and peripheries. Strong luster, excellent eye appeal. This medal is not appreciably more common in copper than it is in silver (though they do tend to come...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1061 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Freedom of the Seas Jeton. Betts-unlisted, Lecompte-210a. Silver, 30 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
173.0 grains. Reeded edge. While unlisted in Betts, this jeton is often included in collections of early American medals; it was also listed in Medina's reference on early American medals ( Medallas Europeas Relativas a A...
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1062 Early American and Betts Medals
1785 Compagnie des Indes Jeton. Betts-unlisted, Lecompte-10. Silver, 36 mm. Uncirculated Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
300.9 grains. Plain edge. Attractive dark gray with golden highlights and good remaining luster. Some light hairlines are seen. This reverse die shows a substantial break at the lower left corner.
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1063 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1776 (1789) Washington Before Boston Reverse Cliche. As Betts-542, GW-09-T1-R, As Baker-47. Tin, 63 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
An impressive and crisply defined reverse cliche from the original reverse of the Washington Before Boston medal, produced by DuVivier in 1789. The surfaces show lustrous silver gray interm...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1064 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
(Ca. 1789) Washington Before Boston Medal. Betts-542, GW-09-P1, Baker-47. Bronze, 69 mm. MS-61 (PCGS).
2308.2 grains. A well preserved and thoroughly original example of this great American medal. The surfaces are a rich mahogany shade, with highlights of light brown that are more prominent on the reverse ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1065 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1777 (1787) Horatio Gates at Saratoga Obverse Cliche. As Betts-557. Tin in contemporary gilt brass frame. MS-60 (PCGS).
274.6 grains. Frame backed with 18th century marbled paper, mount and ring at top. A remarkable object, produced by Nicholas-Marie Gatteaux between March and May 1787 as he was approachin...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1066 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1777 (1787) Horatio Gates at Saratoga Medal. Betts-557. Bronze. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
274.6 grains. Plain concave edge, with a collar mark at ST of STRENUO, above 3 o'clock. An unheralded rarity in the Comitia Americana series, overshadowed by U.S. Mint restrikes from these dies that were made in substantial qu...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1067 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1777 (ca. 1801) Horatio Gates at Saratoga Medal. Betts-557, Julian MI-2. Tin. AU-58 (PCGS).
1125.9 grains. An important early Comitia Americana medal, produced at the United States Mint in Philadelphia shortly after Gatteaux's original dies were deposited in Philadelphia by Aaron Burr. In our November 2019...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1068 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (1789) Anthony Wayne at Stony Point Obverse Cliche. Betts-565. Bronzed tin, 53.6 mm. MS-61 (PCGS).
300.8 grains. The obverse of this piece is chocolate brown with some underlying tin showing through on high points and at the bottom of a few contact marks, while the reverse retains some of the paper th...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1069 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (1780) De Fleury at Stony Point Medal. Betts-566. Bronze, 45.5 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
671.1 grains. Plain concave edge with a collar mark left of 12 o'clock. A superlative example of this early American classic, the very first of the Comitia Americana medals and the only one completed under the care of ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1070 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (1789) John Stewart at Stony Point Medal. Betts-567. Bronze, 45.8 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
669.9 grains. Plain concave edge, collar marks at 10 o'clock over E of STEWART and just left of 6 o'clock. Whatever litany of excited superlatives we offer in an attempt to describe this medal's rarity, desirability, a...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1071 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (ca. 1789) John Paul Jones Medal. Betts-568. Silver, 56 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).
1700.9 grains. A supremely important medal, thought to be one of fewer than a half dozen in private hands, representing the most noble collectible form of America's first naval medal. The brilliant surfaces are exceptionally bri...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1072 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (ca. 1789) John Paul Jones Medal. Betts-568. Copper, 55.9 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
1520.0 grains. A superb original striking of the only naval medal in the Comitia Americana series. Warm deep tan fields contrast with medium brown devices amidst glossy surfaces. Superb eye appeal on both sides comes from both...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1073 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1779 (ca. 1874-78) Henry Lee at Paulus Hook Medal. Betts-575, Julian MI-5. Silver, 45 mm. AU-55 (PCGS).
525.1 grains. Original obverse, U.S. Mint copy reverse. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Golden toning covers prooflike brilliant silver gray surfaces on both sides. Hairlines from a light old polishing ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1074 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1781 (1789) Daniel Morgan at Cowpens Medal. Betts-593. Bronze, 56 mm. Uncirculated Details--Damage (PCGS).
1097.5 grains. Attempted puncture near 12 o'clock. Attractive glossy medium brown, with a range of shades from dark tan to chocolate brown to olive mahogany. A noticeable amount of old verdigris is se...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1075 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1781 (ca. 1789) William Washington at Cowpens Medal. Betts-594. Silver, 46 mm. Uncirculated Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
718.7 grains. Plain concave edge with a subtle, thin collar mark below 3 o'clock relative to the obverse. Light silver gray with darker pewter gray tones around devices and peripheries. Both...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1076 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1781 (ca. 1789) William Washington at Cowpens Medal. Betts-594. Bronze, 46 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
700.1 grains. Plain concave edge with a subtle, thin collar mark below 3 o'clock relative to the obverse. An extremely attractive original bronze striking, with frosty medium brown surfaces and excellent detail ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1077 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1781 (ca. 1789) John Eager Howard at Cowpens Medal. Betts-595. Bronze, 46 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
850.2 grains. Plain concave edge with a flat collar mark below 9 o'clock relative to the obverse, described by Mr. Margolis as "typically late 18th century concave plain edge." Rich dark chocolate brown bronzing is ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1078 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1781 (1787) Nathanael Greene at Eutaw Springs Medal. Betts-597. Bronze, 56 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
1285.7 grains. Plain concave edge with a somewhat wavy or rippled appearance and a collar mark below 9 o'clock relative to the obverse. One of just 24 struck in bronze in 1787, the finest of the three that ended up...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1079 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1776 (1783) Libertas Americana Medal. Betts-615. Silver, 48 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
837.2 grains. A superb example of an American classic, finely preserved, profoundly original, and new to the market after its acquisition in Paris more than 40 years ago. Deep antique gray surfaces, a shade lighter on the reverse...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1080 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1776 (1783) Libertas Americana Medal. Betts-615. Bronze, 48 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
782.9 grains. A superbly attractive and original example of this historic American classic. Frosty medium brown surfaces retain an exceptional degree of glossy luster. Both sides are even in color with highly attractive surfac...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1081 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1784 Benjamin Franklin / Winged Genius Obverse Cliche. As Betts-619. Tin, 46 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
284.3 grains. An extreme rarity among Comitia Americana cliches, one of just two recorded obverse cliches from this rare 1784 work by Augustin Dupre. The only other known specimen appeared in our November 2019 Jo...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1082 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1784 Benjamin Franklin / Winged Genius Reverse Cliche. As Betts-619. Tin, 44.2-45.2 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
116.3 grains. A cliche of remarkable quality, with even light silver gray surfaces and superb visual appeal. This piece captures the state of the die in the midst of its preparation, with peripheral legend...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1083 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1784 Benjamin Franklin / Winged Genius Reverse Cliche. As Betts-619. Tin, 45 mm. MS-61 (PCGS).
528.7 grains. A fascinating piece, noted by Mr. Margolis as "probably unpublished" and unknown to us previously. Golden gray with an applied patina, identified as "bronzed" by Mr. Margolis (and PCGS) though clear...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1084 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1784 Benjamin Franklin / Winged Genius Medal. Betts-619. Bronze, 46 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
744.8 grains. Plain concave edge. An extreme rarity in the Betts, Comitia Americana, and Franklin medal series. Golden brown and rose with good gloss on both sides. Perhaps lightly cleaned ages ago, though no significa...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1085 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1786 Benjamin Franklin Natus Boston Medal. Betts-620. Silver, 46 mm. AU-55 (PCGS).
684.3 grains. Plain concave edge with a raised collar band left of 6 o'clock relative to the obverse and a clear collar mark at 10:30 relative to the obverse. An original striking of this famous effort of Dupre, likely creat...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1086 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1786 Benjamin Franklin Natus Boston Medal. Betts-620. Bronze, 46 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
590.3 grains. Plain concave edge with a raised collar band left of 6 o'clock relative to the obverse and a clear collar mark at 10:30 relative to the obverse. An especially early original striking, the die state earlier t...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1087 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1776 (1792) United States Diplomatic Medal Obverse Cliche. Loubat-19. Tin (white metal), 69 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
692.6 grains. Backed with plain laid paper inscribed "4 Juillet 1776." Mr. Margolis had done enough work in the archives of France and the United States to recognize this as Dupre's penmanship. Fir...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1088 Comitia Americana & Revolutionary Era
1776 (1792) United States Diplomatic Medal Reverse Cliche. Loubat-19. Tin (white metal), 68 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
1025.4 grains. Backed with plain laid paper. An exceptionally attractive trial of Dupre's Diplomatic medal reverse, the same reverse that was completed and used to strike the known bronze examples....
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1089 Benjamin Franklin
1783 Benjamin Franklin Lodge of Nine Sisters Jeton. Betts-618. Silver, 31 mm. AU-50 (PCGS).
129.2 grains. Reeded edge. Lustrous medium gray with blue highlighted fields and gold embracing the devices and peripheries. Some hairlines are present but only the most trivial marks. At the left side of the reverse exergue, a tiny L ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1090 Benjamin Franklin
1781 Comte de Milly Lodge of Nine Sisters Jeton. Feuardent-4413 var. Silver, 31 mm. AU-55 (PCGS).
133.4 grains. Reeded edge. A fine and rare jeton by Bernier, using the same reverse die as the Franklin jeton above. Attractive antique silver gray with lighter silver highlights and darker toning around the peripheries. A pleasi...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1091 Benjamin Franklin
1781 Comte de Milly Lodge of Nine Sisters Jeton. Feuardent-4413a. Copper, 31 mm. AU-58 BN (PCGS).
125.7 grains. Plain edge. Another very rare jeton from the Lodge of Nine Sisters. The surfaces are glossy and smooth, rich chocolate brown on both sides. Some trivial specks are noted, but neither they nor the scattered light mar...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1092 Benjamin Franklin
1790 Benjamin Franklin, The Lord of Lightning Medal. Fuld FR.M.NL.8. Silver, 39 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).
261.3 grains. One of the most exciting specimens in this collection, an unheralded rarity that may be unique in private hands. The obverse copies the Cochin portrait of Franklin, with a memorial inscription listing the date of hi...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1093 Benjamin Franklin
1790 Benjamin Franklin, The Lord of Lightning Medal. Fuld FR.M.NL.8. Copper, 39 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
222.1 grains. Dies by Lageman. An exceptional near gem, with rich mint color surrounding the devices and framing lively medium brown surfaces, highly lustrous with attractive highlights of blue and violet. Fully struck and fre...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1094 Benjamin Franklin
(Ca. 1850?) Benjamin Franklin Medallic Portrait Shell. Fuld FR.ME.NL.9. Copper electrotype shell, 45 mm. Choice Mint State.
Lively and lustrous red and brown surfaces with a light stain at Franklin's chin. This is identical in form, function, and production method to Ford XIV:364 and 365 which brought $575 and $460, respectiv...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1095 Benjamin Franklin
(Ca. 1801) Benjamin Franklin Ne A Boston medal by Lienard. Fuld FR.ME.NL.10, Greenslet GM-25. Copper repousse, uniface, 46.5 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
87.6 grains. Called an "obverse cliche" by PCGS, this is actually a finished piece, struck as a uniface copper shell. A medal in the Yale University collection shows how this medal ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1096 Benjamin Franklin
(Ca. 1801) Benjamin Franklin Ne A Boston medal by Lienard. Fuld FR.ME.NL.10 var, Greenslet GM-24. Silvered bronze repousse, uniface, 42 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
29.9 grains. Attractively mottled antique gray with some lighter highlights and intermingled deep golden brown. The embossed reverse is entirely chocolate brown with a coupl...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1097 Benjamin Franklin
1818 Benjamin Franklin Series Numismatica Medal. Fuld FR.M.SE.1. Bronze, 41 mm. SP-65 BN (PCGS).
583.3 grains. Obverse die by Caque. Gloriously lustrous and attractive chocolate brown. Free of spots or flaws, fields enriched with attractive pale blue highlights under a glass. A very choice piece.
From the Richard Margolis ...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1098 Benjamin Franklin
1819 Benjamin Franklin Series Numismatica Medal. Fuld FR.M.SE.4. Bronze, 41 mm. SP-64 BN (PCGS).
577.2 grains. Obverse die by Godel. Attractive medium golden brown with some lighter brown highlights. A few harmless toning spots are seen on the reverse.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Jules Florange, Pari...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1099 Benjamin Franklin
1829 Benjamin Franklin / Lodge of the Nine Sisters Medal. Fuld FR.M.MA.1. Bronze, 41 mm. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
530.6 grains. Dies by Godel and Pingret. Rich and attractive medium brown with only trivial signs of handling.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Christopher Eimer at the Hungerford Lane Market, London,...
Datum 25.03.2024
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction, Los 1100 Early American and Betts Medals
1783 Joseph Priestley Medal. BHM-251 var, Eimer-807 var, D&H Warwickshire 33. Silver, 36 mm. SP-63 (PCGS).
Dies by John Gregory Hancock. Attractive pale blue and olive gray toning over brilliant, reflective surfaces. Some hairlines are seen, but no significant distractions otherwise. Struck to mark Priestley's 5...
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