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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 GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
553 1739. Portobello UNC $1,100.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.144. Uncirculated. 239.4 gns. 38.3 mm. Nice brown...
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.
554 1739. Portobello F $650.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.146. Silver plated. Appearance of Fine. 213.1 gns....
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.
555 1739. Portobello UNC $2,200.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.161. Silver Plated. Uncirculated. 92.3 gns. 27.9...
Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.161. Silver Plated. Uncirculated. 92.3 gns. 27.9 mm. Light silver gray. Bent. Very rare.
556 1739. Portobello UNC $600.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.166. Uncirculated. 180.4 gns. 37.6 mm. Nice...
Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.166. Uncirculated. 180.4 gns. 37.6 mm. Nice gold and brown. Obverse rim cracked at the top.
557 1739. Portobello VF $400.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.172. Very Fine. 190.9 gns. 37.4 mm. Deep brown...
Vernon & Don Blass/Portobello. McC-G.172. Very Fine. 190.9 gns. 37.4 mm. Deep brown with some light gold.
558 1739. Portobello AU $1,100.00
1739. Portobello. Vernon, Ogle & Wentworth/Portobello. McC-G.176. About Uncirculated. 186.0 gns. 38.2...
Vernon, Ogle & Wentworth/Portobello. McC-G.176. About Uncirculated. 186.0 gns. 38.2 mm. Nice gold and brown. Unusual type with three guys.
559 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre CH EF $750.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.185. Choice Extremely Fine....
Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.185. Choice Extremely Fine. 280.2 gns. 39.9 mm. Very nice brown and gold. WEST INDIES.
560 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre UNC $5,500.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.186. Gilt. Uncirculated....
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.
561 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre AU $550.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.186. About Uncirculated....
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.
562 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre CH EF $500.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.187. Choice Extremely Fine....
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.
563 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre VF $550.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.187. Appearance of Very...
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.
564 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre CH UNC $1,200.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.190. Choice Uncirculated....
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.
565 1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre CH AU $750.00
1739. Portobello and Fort Chagre. Vernon and Fort Chagre/Portobello. McC-G.206. Choice About Uncirculated....
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.
566 1741. Cartagena UNC $1,100.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. Silver plated. Uncirculated. 195.4 gns....
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.
567 1741. Cartagena AU $500.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Cartagena/ McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. 174.7 gns. 37.0 mm. Medium golden...
Vernon and Cartagena/ McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. 174.7 gns. 37.0 mm. Medium golden brown. Some corrosion spots both sides.
568 1741. Cartagena AU $450.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. A second. 161.1 gns....
Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. About Uncirculated. A second. 161.1 gns. 36.6 mm. Dark brown. Rough surfaces. Corrosion spots.
569 1741. Cartagena EF $400.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Cartagena/Cartagena. McC-G.214. Extremely Fine. A third. 183.6 gns. 36.9...
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.
570 1741. Cartagena AU $500.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 192.0 gns. 37.1 mm. Bright...
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 192.0 gns. 37.1 mm. Bright gold and brown. Once buffed.
571 1741. Cartagena AU $550.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 226.0 gns. 37.0 mm. Gold...
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. About Uncirculated. 226.0 gns. 37.0 mm. Gold and brown.
572 1741. Cartagena EF to AU $350.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. A third....
Vernon and Ogle/Cartagena. McC-G.225. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. A third. 202.1 gns. 37.0 mm. Gold obverse, brown back.
573 1741. Cartagena UNC $600.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon, Ogle and Don Blass/Cartagena. McC-G.231. Uncirculated. 209.8 gns. 38.3 mm....
Vernon, Ogle and Don Blass/Cartagena. McC-G.231. Uncirculated. 209.8 gns. 38.3 mm. Gold and brown.
574 1741. Cartagena UNC $1,700.00
1741. Cartagena. Vernon, Ogle and Wentworth/Cartagena. McC-G.235. Silver plated. Uncirculated. 220.7...
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.
575 1739. Havana UNC $1,600.00
1739. Havana. Vernon/Portobello. McC-G.237A. Uncirculated. 217.2 gns. 37.5 mm. Good medium brown with...
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.
576 Undated. Unnamed UNC $1,400.00
Undated. Unnamed. Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Uncirculated....
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.
577 Undated. Unnamed UNC $1,100.00
Undated. Unnamed. Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Uncirculated....
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.
578 Undated. Unnamed CH AU $750.00
Undated. Unnamed. Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Choice About...
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.
579 Undated. Unnamed AU $800.00
Undated. Unnamed. Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. About Uncirculated....
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. About Uncirculated. A fourth. 160.6 gns. 37.1 mm. Dark brown.
580 Undated. Unnamed EF $600.00
Undated. Unnamed. Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Extremely Fine....
Duke of Argyle/Robert Walpole led towards the hellmouth. McC-G.240. Extremely Fine. A fifth. 167.0 gns. 37.3 mm. Dark brown.
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 GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
581 John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. Betts 114, Betts II. CH AU $7,000.00
John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. Betts 114, Betts II. Unsigned. Silver. 44.3 mm....
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
582 John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. B.114, B.II. AU $5,500.00
John Law. Louisiana Is Both a Bank and a Mint, 1720. B.114, B.II. Unsigned. Tin. 44.3 mm. 405.9 gns....
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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