(1775) AE Medal BHM-265, American Independence, RB MS(PCGS#613455)
(1775) AE Medal BHM-265, American Independence, RB MS (PCGS#613455)
Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1009
- 等级
- MS65RB
- 价格
- 13,710
- 详细说明
- 40.1 mm. Sharply struck with a smooth satin texture that is solidly in the Gem category. Abundant original orange-red luster remains, the surfaces also lightly toned in iridescent gray-brown. This type was executed by Lewis Pingo and first exhibited in London in 1775, which means that its production just predates the American Revolution. It does, however, have an American connection since examples were later collected as a commemorative of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, through which the American colonies secured their independence from Great Britain. Other researchers, including British cataloger Lawrence Brown, also associate this medal with King George III's reception of John Adams as the first ambassador of the United States on June 1, 1785. In either case, the type has long been popular with collectors on both sides of the Atlantic.