1779 Medal Rhode Island, No Wreath Below Ship MS(PCGS#588)
1779 Medal Rhode Island, No Wreath Below Ship MS (PCGS#588)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8259
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 41,368
- 详细说明
- Superb Mint State Rhode Island Ship Medal No Wreath "1778-1779" (ca. 1780) Rhode Island Ship Medal. Betts-562, W-1730. Without Wreath Below Ship. Brass. MS-62 (PCGS). 157.8 grains. 32.4 mm. A superb example, frosty and lustrous in a way that these usually aren't, even in high grade. Warm olive surfaces are lovely and original, with exceptionally strong visual appeal for the assigned grade. With no marks, no corrosion, no mint-made flaws, and none of the often-seen aspects that affect originality, it's impossible to wonder why this piece is graded as it is. The removal of VLUGTENDE is neat and complete, revealing a couple of the below-surface bubbles in the composition. A tiny gold fleck of preserved surface at the top of the Eagle's hull reveals the bright golden color that made this composition so popular in the 18th century. The strike and details are definitive, bringing up even the curved relief of the Continental soldiers (no, they were not engraved flat) and the texture of Aquidneck Island in the background. This is a specimen of truly stunning quality, undoubtedly more choice than several of the nine examples PCGS has graded finer. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. PCGS# 588. 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.