1781 AR Medal Betts-574, Dutch Fishing Fleet MS(PCGS#615219)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3018

等级

MS62PL

价格

5,508

详细说明

1781 Escape of the Dutch Fishing Fleet Medal. Betts-574, Van Loon Supp., 554. Silver. Reverse 2. MS-62 PL (NGC). 31.5 mm. An outstanding example of the type, both sides are fully prooflike in finish, and readily appreciable as such in the absence of all but the lightest iridescent silver toning. Sharply struck with generally wispy handling marks precluding a Choice Mint State grade, although accuracy compels us to mention a couple of thin grazes in the upper obverse field close to the ship's rigging. This is a fascinating medal, commemorating the arrival of Jacob Van der Wint and his sailboat De Roode Roos(the Red Rose) at the Doggersbank in the North Sea, where the Dutch fishing fleet lay unaware that England had just declared war on the Netherlands. Van de Wint (also spelled Van de Windt) was something of a Dutch Paul Revere, letting the fishermen know that the British were coming and allowing them to return safely to port in January 1781. John W. Adams has discovered that this medal is actually known with two different reverses. This specimen uses what he calls "Reverse 2," identical to two Ford specimens and easily identifiable by the letter A in A.V.B. left of the digit 7 in the date 1781. The other variety, where the A is under the 7, was used to strike the LaRiviere and Adams specimens that we have also handled in past sales. Provenance: Ex J. Schulman, November 1958. Collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com