1779 Medal Rhode Island, Wreath Below Ship Silvered MS(PCGS#575)
1779 Medal Rhode Island, Wreath Below Ship Silvered MS (PCGS#575)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8257
- 等级
- XF45
- 价格
- 21,511
- 详细说明
- Rare Silvered Rhode Island Ship Medal "1778-1779" (ca. 1780) Rhode Island Ship Medal. Betts-563, W-1740var. Wreath Below Ship. Silvered. EF-45 (PCGS). This is the only silvered Rhode Island Ship Medal certified by PCGS, and one of the few examples your cataloger can ever recall seeing. Breen mentioned that this variety is "occasionally silvered," but they are encountered rarely. The silvering is very nearly intact here, worn through to brown on high points of devices and legends but complete in the fields. The island side is fairly lustrous, while the ship side shows some bubbling and granularity from the composition. Old scratches are well hidden below the ship and in the upper left field beneath AALS FLAG. The eye appeal is good, and no significant impacts are seen. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from eBay, May 2015. PCGS# 575. 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.