(1762) AR Medal Betts-442, Peace of Europe MS(PCGS#827389)
(1762) AR Medal Betts-442, Peace of Europe MS (PCGS#827389)
November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 10013
- 等级
- SP62
- 价格
- 13,762
- 详细说明
- 1762 Europe Hopes for Peace Medal. Betts-442. Silver. SP-62 (PCGS). 44.7 mm. 422.0 grains. A stunning example, deeply reflective on both sides and colorfully toned in deep gold, amber, and pale violet. Crisp and well detailed, a fabulous piece of medallic art from the finest Dutch engraver of his era, Johann Georg Holtzhey. Some trivial handling is noted, but there are no significant problems. A tiny cud is present on the raised rim below the reverse exergue, and two jogging die cracks extend from the top of the column to E of DET. One of the most fascinating allegories of the era, this medal shows a native American, as typically rendered, holding a tiny Cupid, who tops a victory column with an even tinier statue of Peace. The reverse shows the joys of trade and the fruits of peace in classic form. Though rarely encountered, Ford owned three of these. Your cataloger noted in his catalog at the time that this piece was the nicest of the three. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from the Jose Medina Collection; Almanzar's Mail Bid Sale of June 30, 1973, lot 4654; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 145. 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.