(1670) AR Medal Betts-44, Colonization MS (PCGS#613478)
May 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3001
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 4,560
- 详细说明
- 1670 British Colonization Medal. Silver. 42 mm. 34.31 grams. By Roettier. Betts-44, Eimer-245, Rulau-E50A. AU-58 (PCGS).
This charming example is originally toned with olive and powder blue highlights to dominant pinkish-silver patina. Ample reflectivity remains in the fields, both sides with light friction and wispy handling marks to define the grade. A few trivial edge nicks between 3 and 4 o'clock on the reverse are noted. The obverse of this type features conjoined busts of King Charles II and Catharine of Braganza. The English King's marriage to the daughter of King Joao IV of Portugal in 1622 gave his kingdom a foothold in South America (Brazil) and the East Indies.
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