1790 WM Med. GW-10, The Manly Medal MS(PCGS#680710)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2009

等级

SP58

价格

72,036

详细说明

Superb Original Manly in White Metal 1790 Manly Medal. Original. Musante GW-10, Baker-61A. White Metal. SP-58 (PCGS). 49.1 mm. 630.9 grains. Beautiful light pewter gray on the obverse, with only slight mellowing to deeper gray on the higher points of the relief. The reverse is lighter overall, with tight outlines of lustrous brilliance around the letters of the legend and especially in the recesses of the inner rim. Crisply detailed throughout, which is not typical of Manly medals in general, though these rarities in softer white metal do tend to come sharper than the usual brass ones. Though we have enjoyed what might be called a flurry of offerings over the last three years or so, this is legitimately a rather scarce issue in this composition. Before 2019, it had been nine years since we had seen any example and it is likely that once this sells, it might be some time before there is another available (five others have just found new homes with collectors). This stated, even if another does come up for sale, it is not likely to be as nice as this. The present writer has identified 25 distinct specimens in his Census, and this is easily among the finest. Only a couple, including the Yale University and Lucien LaRiviere examples, have respectable claims to being finer, and that is debatable. In addition, a couple of very nice medals are among those with the publisher's name tooled from the reverse. That is not a concern here, as J. MANLY & c. 1790 is quite sharply expressed. A truly superb medal with delightful eye appeal, suitable for the finest Washington cabinets. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Anthony Terranova; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. 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.