1720 Medal Betts-126/127 Silver John Law - Where Money Talks MS(PCGS#922009)
1720 Medal Betts-126/127 Silver John Law - Where Money Talks MS (PCGS#922009)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2008
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 74,274
- 详细说明
- Important Scatalogical John Law Medal "1714" (ca. 1720) John Law / They Will Leave Us or We Will Leave Them Medal. Betts-126/127, Adams-15. Silver. EF-40 (PCGS). 33 mm. One of the most charming of the John Law designs, depicting a man in a deep squat defecating coins. Light silver-gray with very attractive golden toning, richest around the obverse periphery. Well struck and well centered on a very broad planchet. The reverse die is cracked in two places: above 9 o'clock at IMVS, where a network of cracks runs to the inner and outer rim along different arcs and angles, and at AVT near 1 o'clock, where the die has cleaved significantly. The eye appeal is outstanding, despite the presence of some wear, with a bit of luster and only trivial marks. A little scrape is visible near the die crack at IMVS on the reverse. This medal shares an obverse with Betts-126, which makes a direct reference to Law. While this one does not (the reverse inscription is a general caution rather than a specific one about Law), there's no reason to think Betts-127 is not a Law medal. The Ford specimen of Betts-127 was struck from an entirely different reverse die with the last central line reading UM, versus VM, as here. Adams described and plated this variety, using the British Museum piece, which lacked the crack near 1 o'clock. The crumbling showed by the BM specimen near 11 o'clock is not present here, which suggests its origin comes from something other than die deterioration. Called Rarity-7 by Adams, even with the population of both reverse dies combined into one variety, this is clearly a significant rarity. The piece in Ford is the only other piece sold in recent years, appearing in our 2006 Ford sale and the 2014 Adams sale. LaRiviere lacked this one, and we see no other appearances in the last 20 years. Provenance: From the Skyler Liechty Collection. Earlier from Morton and Eden's sale of July 2022, lot 438. Lot tag and collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included. 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.