1739 AE Medal Admiral Vernon, A-C PBv 17-N MS(PCGS#922864)
1739 AE Medal Admiral Vernon, A-C PBv 17-N MS (PCGS#922864)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8051
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 5,243
- 详细说明
- 1739 Admiral Vernon Medal. Adams-Chao PBv 17-N. Rarity-6. Silvered Pinchbeck, 38.5 mm. EF-45 (PCGS). 326.8 grains. An unusual Vernon medal, from the collection of author Leander McCormick-Goodhart. Slate gray with some lighter gray highlights, an even and attractive shade reflecting the unusual silvered composition. The Adams-Chao book illustrates the British Museum specimen, apparently struck in the same finish. A bit of old encrustation is noted within the reverse devices, and the obverse rim is made a little crudely around 3 o'clock, but just a single nick under P in the upper right obverse field seems like a post-striking flaw worthy of mention. Adams lists two different reverses paired with this attractive left-facing portrait obverse, and variety 18-N is struck from a very similar obverse. None are common, and this appears to be the only one of the three that sometimes appears silvered. McCormick-Goodhart wrote the pioneering 1945 article in Numismatic Reviewthat became the standard attribution guide for Vernon medals until the appearance of the Adams-Chao book in 2010. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex the collection of Leander McCormick-Goodhart; Naval Historical Foundation Collection; our (Coin Galleries') sale of March 2008, lot 4602. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 922864. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.