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Search Catalogue of Stack's January 2006 Auction Page 2 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page 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 → Spanish Proclamation and Other Medals Referring to the New World, 1701 - 1789 → Charles III, 1758-1777 Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 649 Hispaniola (Santo Domingo). Charles III Proclaimed, 1760. B.497, H.99 CH VF $7,000.00 Unsigned. Silver, base. Cast. 24.9 mm. 82.4 gns. Obverse: Bust of Charles III. Reverse: Arms. Choice Very Fine. Somehat dark and brassy in appearance. 650 Birth of Charles Bourbon, 1780. B.577, G.K-78 EF $1,000.00 Obverse signed GERONIMO.A.GIL; reverse signed GERON ANTONIO GIL. Silver. 52.6 mm. 826.1 gns. Plain edge. Obverse: Charles III left, Charles and Louisa of Asturias at right. Reverse: Spain presents the infant Charles to Mexico. Extremely Fine. Prooflike, with rich silver gray color and some iridescence. 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 → Spanish Proclamation and Other Medals Referring to the New World, 1701 - 1789 → Spanish Medals Unlisted in Betts Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 651 Ferdinand VI. Medallic ''Doubloon'', 1756. B-unlisted CH EF $2,800.00 Not in Herrera, Fonrobert, Medina, etc. Silver, gilt. Struck. 37.0 mm. 362.8 gns. Ornamented edge. Obverse: Bust of Ferdinand VI. Reverse: Tower with seven turrets flying standards, sun in splendor at upper right, lion couchant at lower right protecting cushion on which sits a sceptre and scales, sea at right with approaching vessel. Around top: SI. NON. DAS. ACCIPIT. VLTRO. Around bottom:...  more 652 Real Academia de Derecho Espanol, 1778. B-unlisted, G.K-75a EF $2,200.00 Obverse signed G.A. GIL (G.K-76a is signed GIL). Silver. 57.8 mm. 1,882.9 gns. Plain edge. Obverse: Bust of Charles III. Reverse: A cleric, scholar and artist discovering a royal convocation of the martial and civil arts gathered to award prizes of achievement. Extremely Fine. Deep gray color. One of 154 said struck in silver. 653 Real Academia de Derecho Espanol, 1778. B-unlisted, G.K-75b CH VF $1,000.00 Obverse signed G.A. GIL (G.K-76a is signed GIL). Bronze. 58.5 mm. 1,600.7 gns. Plain edge. Obverse: Bust of Charles III. Reverse: A cleric, scholar and artist discovering a royal convocation of the martial and civil arts gathered to award prizes of achievement. Choice Very Fine. Many edge nicks. One of 168 said struck in silver. 654 Commerce Between Mexico and the Philippines Restored, n.d. [ca.1782]. B-unlisted UNC $4,500.00 G-unlisted, Basso 700 (2nd ed.) but this signed on the obverse J. GABRIEL. GIL and on the back GIL. Silver. 49.1 mm. 691.1 gns. Obverse: Bust of Charles III. Reverse: A Manila bound galleon. Charles III instituted trade reforms starting the year after the end of the French and Indian Wars (which saw the restoration of Manila to Spain after its conquest by Britain). By 1782 intercolonial trade...  more 655 Birth of the Princes Charles and Philip, Spanish Mines in the New World, 1784 VF $750.00 B-unlisted, G.K.80c. Reverse signed GERONIMO ANTONIO GIL. Bronze. 64.5 mm. 2,761.5 gns. Plain edge, not collared. Obverse: Charles III at left, the parents Charles and Louisa at right, the infants Charles and Philip below. Reverse: Spanish officer in center, placer miner at far left, mine shaft at center left, Indian workmen at middle right, smelter at far right. Struck from ore mined...  more 656 Birth of Prince Ferdinand, Spanish Mines in the New World, 1785. B-unlisted, G.K VF $700.00 82b. Reverse signed GERONI. ANTONIO. GIL. Bronze. 62.6 mm. 2,140.1 gns. Plain edge, collared. Obverse: Charles III at left, the parents Charles and Louisa at right, the infant Ferdinand below. Reverse: Different die but layout as the preceding, the engraving finer with more detail, date on tablet at lower left. Struck from ore mined in the New World. Very Fine with some minor damage...  more 657 Guadalajara. Charles IV Proclaimed, 1789. B-unlisted, G.C-67 CH VF $1,700.00 Unsigned. Silver. Chased, probably cast. 39.9 mm. 427.3 gns. Plain edge. Obverse: Bust of Charles IV. Counterstamped in left field FOR above GADA and at left crowned GA., both in rectangular cartouches. Reverse: Arms, loyalty inscription and date around. Choice Very Fine. Somewhat dark. 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 → Spanish Proclamation and Other Medals Referring to the New World, 1701 - 1789 → The Florida Proclamation Medals of 1760 and 1789 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 658 Florida. Proclamation 4 Reales, 1760 VF $200,000.00 Charles III Proclaimed King by Juan Estevan de Peña. Breen 1078, Betts 454, Herrera 56, Grove K.21. Struck silver. 31.1 mm. 209.3 gns. Ornamented edge. Obverse: Armored and draped bust right of Charles III. Inscribed around: CARLOS. III. D. G. HISPAN. REX. (''Charles III by the Grace of God King of Spain''). Reverse: A short stemmed rose in full bloom, bud (rose hip) on left and leaf on right...  more 659 Florida. Proclamation 4 Reales, 1760 CH VF $70,000.00 Charles III Proclaimed King by Juan Estevan de Peña. Breen 1078, Betts 454, Herrera 56, Grove K.21. Silver, base. Cast as made. 31.4 mm. 126.9 gns. Plain edge. Obverse: Armored and draped bust right of Charles III. Inscribed around: CARLOS. III. D. G. HISPAN. REX. (''Charles III by the Grace of God King of Spain''). Reverse: A short stemmed rose in full bloom, bud (rose hip) on left...  more 660 Florida. Proclamation 4 Reales, 1789 EF $200,000.00 Charles IV Proclaimed King by Vicente Manuel de Zespedes. Breen 1079, Benjamin Betts 10, Herrera 133, Medina (1917) 148, Grove C.58. Struck silver. 32.9 mm. 212.5 gns. Reeded edge. Obverse: Armored and draped bust right of Charles IV. Inscribed around: CAROLUS IV. D. G. HISPAN. REX. (''Charles IV by the Grace of God King of Spain''). Reverse: A jasmine flower with six petals, a small castle above...  more Page 2 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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