(1747) AR Medal Betts-382, Lord Anson's Voyage MS(PCGS#619500)
(1747) AR Medal Betts-382, Lord Anson's Voyage MS (PCGS#619500)
November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 10007
- 等级
- AU58+
- 价格
- 10,321
- 详细说明
- 1747 Circumnavigation of the Globe by Lord Anson Medal. Betts-382. Silver. AU-58+ (PCGS) 43.3 mm. 375.3 grains. An exceptionally pretty example of this popular British medal, marking the contributions of one of the great naval figures of the mid-18th century. Both sides are nicely reflective and boldly lustrous, with a wealth of multicolored toning against light gray surfaces. Pale blue, faint violet, sea green, and rich gold tones dominate. Only trivial hairlines are present, and a careful examination will find a single thin hairline scratch at the tip of Anson's nose. This is something of a dual commemorative. The obverse celebrates Anson's victory at the first battle of Cape Finisterre, off the Spanish coast, in 1747. The reverse marks Anson's circumnavigation from 1740 to 1744. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Christie's sale of March 1, 1966, part of lot 128; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 443. Click herefor 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.