(1775) AR Medal Betts-531, Deeds of Peace MS(PCGS#889692)
(1775) AR Medal Betts-531, Deeds of Peace MS (PCGS#889692)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8132
- 等级
- AU55
- 价格
- 20,971
- 详细说明
- (1775) William Penn Medal. Betts-531. Silver, 45.0 mm. AU-55 (PCGS). 355.1 grains. Dark lustrous gray with some deep blue and pastel rose highlights. Some hairlines seen on the reflective fields, but fairly attractive for the grade. A long old scratch is noted behind the standing Indian on the reverse. This popular medal was struck as a memorial to Pennsylvania's founder by Pennsylvania governor John Penn just before the American Revolution. The founding Penn died in 1718. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Richard Gross, April 2017. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 889692.