1864 Medal Shakespeare Tercentenary Au McGill College SP67 认证号41239514, PCGS号853841

McGill College gold "William Shakespeare Tercentenary" Medal 1864. PCGS SP67 44mm/50.81g. By Joseph & Allan Wyon. Obv: Bust of Shakespeare left, with name (unusually spelled) and birth and death years around legend. Rev: 3-line inscription at center inside ornate quadrilobe. It celebrates the 300th birth anniversary of world-renowned poet, playwright, and actor William Shakespeare. Mirrow surface with ultra heavy cameo bust of Shakespeare. Unlike so many other gold medals with light hairlines, this superb gem specimen medal has no handling mark whatsoever, just like the day it was struck back in 1864. An ultra rare Canadian gold medal, only two known (the other was an AU impaired example sold by Heritage Auctions in 2018).