1792 Medal Maz-318 MS(PCGS#518892)
1792 Medal Maz-318 MS (PCGS#518892)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2029
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 5,243
- 详细说明
- FRANCE. 1792 Lyon Convention Medal. By Galle. Maz-318. Metal de Cloche. AU-58 (NGC). 39 mm. Obv:A left facing head of Liberty with cap-topped pole serves as the focal device with the inscription LIBERTE FRANCOISE above, the inscription L'AN L . DE LA . R . F . below, and the "signature" GALLE along the truncation of the bust. Rev:Multi-line inscription within an encircling wreath. Both sides exhibit deep olive-copper patina, the surfaces microscopically rough, as made and typical of the type, with bold definition to all but the highest design elements. A popular medal with American collectors, the obverse design is similar to that used on the famous Libertas Americana medal, which in turn inspired the Liberty Cap coinage of the early U.S. Mint. Examples of this type were struck from metal taken from a bell rung in 1792, the first year of the new French Republic. Provenance: From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection. Earlier ex Harmer Rooke, November 1971. Collector tag with provenance notation included. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com