(1766) AE Medal Betts-521, William Pitt MS(PCGS#921197)
(1766) AE Medal Betts-521, William Pitt MS (PCGS#921197)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8123
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 22,719
- 详细说明
- (1766) William Pitt / VINDEX LIBERTATIS Medal. Betts-521. Pinchbeck, 32.9 mm. EF-40 (PCGS). 69.5 grains. A delightful type that celebrates the relationship between Britain and her American colonies, as fostered by William Pitt. Even chocolate brown with finely pebbly surfaces. Appealing despite its surfaces, with no other major drawbacks. The often-flat portrait remains well defined. This variety has found a home in major American cabinets of colonial coins for over a century, including Garrett, Norweb, and others who did not necessarily pursue Betts medals. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Thomas Elder's sale of June 1911, lot 601; F.C.C. Boyd Collection; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 391. Offered with a square ticket in blue ink that seems to be in the hand of Hillyer Ryder. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 921197.