"1786" AE Medal Betts-620, Franklin Natus Boston, BN MS(PCGS#606300)
"1786" AE Medal Betts-620, Franklin Natus Boston, BN MS (PCGS#606300)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1014
- 等级
- MS63BN
- 价格
- 2,979
- 详细说明
- "1786" (1845-1860) Benj. Franklin Natus Boston Medal. Original Dies. Paris Mint Restrike. By Augustin Dupre. Adams-Bentley 14, Betts-620, Greenslet GM-34. Bronze. MS-63 BN (NGC). 46 mm. Edge marked (pointing hand) CUIVRE. The Franklin Natus Boston obverse was first mated with a winged Genius reverse (Betts-619), which failed early and was replaced with the reverse seen here. Though little known when first produced as a personal medal by Dupre, the medal became increasingly popular after Franklin's death, going through a series of restrikings from the original dies at the Paris mint. The edge marking on this piece indicates manufacture between 1845 and 1860. A handsome, richly original example dressed in deep autumn and reddish-brown patina. The surfaces are satiny to semi-reflective in finish with only minor obverse carbon spots precluding a higher numeric grade. Click here for certification details from NGC.