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Categories • Stack's January 2006 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Betts Medals, Part I: Medals Illustrative of Early American History → The Vernon Medals, 1739 - 1741 |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
553 |
1739. Portobello
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UNC |
$1,100.00 |
Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.144. Uncirculated. 239.4 gns. 38.3 mm. Nice brown color. Sharply struck. Unusual reverse type, GOD PRESERVE THE ENGLISH FLEET. |
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554 |
1739. Portobello
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F |
$650.00 |
Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.146. Silver plated. Appearance of Fine. 213.1 gns. 38.1 mm. Pale silver gray. Reverse rim flawed. Very rare. |
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555 |
1739. Portobello
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UNC |
$2,200.00 |
Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.161. Silver Plated. Uncirculated. 92.3 gns. 27.9 mm. Light silver gray. Bent. Very rare. |
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556 |
1739. Portobello
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UNC |
$600.00 |
Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.166. Uncirculated. 180.4 gns. 37.6 mm. Nice gold and brown. Obverse rim cracked at the top. |
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557 |
1739. Portobello
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VF |
$400.00 |
Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.172. Very Fine. 190.9 gns. 37.4 mm. Deep brown with some light gold. |
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558 |
1739. Portobello
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AU |
$1,100.00 |
Vernon, Ogle & Wentworth/Portobello. McC-G.176. About Uncirculated. 186.0 gns. 38.2 mm. Nice gold and brown. Unusual type with three guys. |
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559 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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CH EF |
$750.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.185. Choice Extremely Fine. 280.2 gns. 39.9 mm. Very nice brown and gold. WEST INDIES. |
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560 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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UNC |
$5,500.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.186. Gilt. Uncirculated. 276.0 gns. 39.6 mm. Full and still bright gold color from the gilding and underlying Pinchbeck metal. WEST INDIES. Appraised by B.G. Johnson for the Brand Estate in 1935 at a princely $10. This is the one of the finest quality Vernon medals the cataloguer has seen. |
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561 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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AU |
$550.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.186. About Uncirculated. A second. 277.6 gns. 40.0 mm. Pale brown and gold. Some corrosion spots. WEST INDIES. |
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562 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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CH EF |
$500.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.187. Choice Extremely Fine. 210.8 gns. 39.4 mm. Dark brown. Chased. Corrosion spot on reverse scratched off. WS. IES. |
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563 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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VF |
$550.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.187. Appearance of Very Fine. 290.2 gns. 39.7 mm. Pale gray. Mr. Ford suggested this had been struck in German silver. Dumb, flan cracked. |
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564 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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CH UNC |
$1,200.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.190. Choice Uncirculated. 236.3 gns. 39.2 mm. Lovely olive brown and nicest in the collection. Rare signature type, reverse die signed I.W. |
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565 |
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre
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CH AU |
$750.00 |
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.206. Choice About Uncirculated. 182.2 gns. 37.6 mm. Bright golden brown obverse, reverse darker. Unusual obverse type with pebbled background. |
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566 |
1741. Cartagena
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UNC |
$1,100.00 |
Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. Silver plated. Uncirculated. 195.4 gns. 37.1 mm. Nice, medium silver in color. Spot on the reverse. Very rare. |
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567 |
1741. Cartagena
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AU |
$500.00 |
Vernon and Cartagena/ McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. 174.7 gns. 37.0 mm. Medium golden brown. Some corrosion spots both sides. |
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568 |
1741. Cartagena
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AU |
$450.00 |
Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. A second. 161.1 gns. 36.6 mm. Dark brown. Rough surfaces. Corrosion spots. |
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569 |
1741. Cartagena
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EF |
$400.00 |
Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. Extremely Fine. A third. 183.6 gns. 36.9 mm. Dark brown and pale gold. Rough surfaces. Minor corrosion spots. |
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570 |
1741. Cartagena
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AU |
$500.00 |
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 192.0 gns. 37.1 mm. Bright gold and brown. Once buffed. |
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571 |
1741. Cartagena
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AU |
$550.00 |
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 226.0 gns. 37.0 mm. Gold and brown. |
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572 |
1741. Cartagena
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EF to AU |
$350.00 |
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. A third. 202.1 gns. 37.0 mm. Gold obverse, brown back. |
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573 |
1741. Cartagena
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UNC |
$600.00 |
Vernon, Ogle and Don Blass/Cartagena. McC-G.231. Uncirculated. 209.8 gns. 38.3 mm. Gold and brown. |
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574 |
1741. Cartagena
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UNC |
$1,700.00 |
Vernon, Ogle and Wentworth/Cartagena. McC-G.235. Silver plated. Uncirculated. 220.7 gns. 37.9 mm. Nice rich silver gray. Minor rim flaw. Rare signature type, obverse die signed I.GILES. |
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575 |
1739. Havana
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UNC |
$1,600.00 |
Vernon/Portobello. McC-G.237A. Uncirculated. 217.2 gns. 37.5 mm. Good medium brown with considerable Pinchbeck gold remaining. McC-G 237 and 237A are the same dies, the latter more softly struck with fewer water lines showing. |
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576 |
Undated. Unnamed
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UNC |
$1,400.00 |
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Uncirculated. 180.6 gns. 37.4 mm. Lovely gold and brown. Tiny reverse rim nick. |
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577 |
Undated. Unnamed
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UNC |
$1,100.00 |
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Uncirculated. A second. 198.5 gns. 37.2 mm. Nice gold and brown. |
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578 |
Undated. Unnamed
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CH AU |
$750.00 |
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Choice About Uncirculated. A third. 201.4 gns. 37.4 mm. Light gold and brown. Some rim tics. Out of round. |
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579 |
Undated. Unnamed
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AU |
$800.00 |
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. About Uncirculated. A fourth. 160.6 gns. 37.1 mm. Dark brown. |
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580 |
Undated. Unnamed
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EF |
$600.00 |
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Extremely Fine. A fifth. 167.0 gns. 37.3 mm. Dark brown. |
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Categories • Stack's January 2006 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Betts Medals, Part I: Medals Illustrative of Early American History → The John Law Medals, 1720 - 1721 |
Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
581 |
John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. Betts 114, Betts II.
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CH AU |
$7,000.00 |
Unsigned. Silver. 44.3 mm. 462.8 gns. Obverse: John Law standing at the mouth of a cave in which rants a personification of Envy. Law holds a scroll on which is found the word LOVISIANA, the others carefully ground off and replaced by a random series of annulets. Reverse: An inscribed dialogue between Law and Envy in 21 lines. The legends on both sides proclaim the worth of Law's Mississippi... more |
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582 |
John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. B.114, B.II.
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AU |
$5,500.00 |
Unsigned. Tin. 44.3 mm. 405.9 gns. Obverse: John Law standing at the mouth of a cave in which rants a personification of Envy. Law holds a scroll on which is found the word LOVISIANA and a reference to the value of the land therein. Reverse: An inscribed dialogue between Law and Envy in 21 lines. A second example of the type. About Uncirculated. Nice, medium gray color with considerable... more |
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