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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2006 Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 14 Page 3 of 23  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's May 2006 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 14 → The Ford Collection of Betts Medals, Part II: Medals Illustrative of Early American History → The French and Indian War 1754 - 1763 (the Seven Years War) → North American Battles and Campaigns 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 61 British Victories of 1758. B.418, MI.444 UNC $550.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.3 mm. 494.9 gns. Types as the last, quartered roundels on the reverse. Uncirculated. Some spots. 62 British Victories of 1758. B.418, MI.444 CH AU $550.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.4 mm. 491.9 gns. Types as the last, plain roundels on the reverse. Very Choice About Uncirculated. Somewhat cloudy on obverse. 63 British Victories of 1758. B.418, MI.444 CH AU $500.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.4 mm. 506.4 gns. Types as the last, plain roundels on the reverse. Choice About Uncirculated. Quite dark. 64 British Victories of 1758. B.418, MI.444 CH AU $550.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.4 mm. 502.0 gns. Types as the last, plain roundels on the reverse. Choice About Uncirculated. Nice medium gold color. 65 British Victories of 1758. B.418, MI.444 EF $500.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.1 mm. 449.8 gns. Types as the last, plain roundels on the reverse. Extremely Fine. Dark. 66 British Victories of 1758 and 1759. B.419, MI.445 AU $2,800.00 Unsigned. Silver. 44.1 mm. 460.8 gns. Obverse type as B.416, reverse as B.418 with plain roundels above and below the reversed fleur-de-lys. About Uncirculated. Light silver gray with areas of darker russet, surfaces reflective in places. Rare. 67 British Victories of 1758 and 1759. B.419, MI.445 UNC $550.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.5 mm. 440.8 gns. Types as the last, reverse with plain roundels. Uncirculated. Very attractive with hints of original color. 68 British Victories of 1758 and 1759. B.419, MI.445 CH AU $600.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.5 mm. 531.4 gns. Types as B.416, reverse with quartered roundels. Choice About Uncirculated. Very nice deep brown with golden highlights. 69 British Victories of 1758 and 1759. B.419, MI.445 CH AU $750.00 Unsigned. Brass. 43.3 mm. 490.1 gns. Types as the last, reverse with plain roundels. Choice About Uncirculated. Holed and looped. Light golden brown. 70 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.421, Eimer 14 EF $32,500.00 Unsigned (John Pingo). Gold. 40.0mm. 554.7 gns. Head of Britannia left, trident and standard crossed below, victors' names beneath; Victory crowns a trophy of French arms to which a captive is tied. Extremely Fine or slightly better, surfaces lightly reflective. Nice, rich yellow gold color. Some hairlines. Extremely rare in gold and one of just four seen (this, one said ex an English...  more 71 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.421, Eimer 14 CH AU $3,000.00 Unsigned (John Pingo). Silver. 40.0mm. 412.9 gns. Moderately thick planchet. Types as the last. Choice About Uncirculated. Prooflike. Brightly reflective fields with just a hint of light toning. Obverse rim cud filed down, as made. Quebec capitulated on September 18, 1759. The victory being of such importance, just 19 days later the Royal Society of Arts (also known at this time as the...  more 72 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.421, Eimer 14 AU $2,500.00 Unsigned (John Pingo). Silver. 39.6mm. 342.1 gns. Thin planchet. Types as the last. About Uncirculated. Nice, medium silver gray toning. Small mark on Britannia's cheek. Obverse rim lightly filed. 73 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.421, Eimer 14 CH EF $2,400.00 Unsigned (John Pingo). Silver. 39.9mm. 332.3 gns. Thin planchet. Types as the last. Choice Extremely Fine. More deeply toned than the first. Obverse rim cud just developing. 74 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.421, Eimer 14 EF $2,200.00 Unsigned (John Pingo). Silver. 39.9mm. 321.2 gns. Thin planchet. Types as the last. Extremely Fine. Nicely toned. Obverse rim cud just developing. Edge engraved WILLIAM PITT ADMINISTRING. 75 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 CH UNC $1,900.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 39.9 mm. 445.8 gns. Thick flan. Types as the preceding. Edge engraved WILLIAM PITT ADMINISTRING. Choice Uncirculated with some original mint red color. Obverse rim flaw at lower right. 76 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 AU $850.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 40.1 mm. 444.9 gns. Thick flan. Types as the preceding. Edge engraved WILLIAM PITT ADMINISTRING. About Uncirculated. Some old spots. Obverse rim cud forming. 77 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 AU $750.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 40.1 mm. 442.2 gns. Thick flan. Types as the preceding. About Uncirculated. Obverse rim cud filed down. 78 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 AU $500.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 39.7 mm. 406.5 gns. Thick flan. Types as the preceding. About Uncirculated. Obverse rim cud filed down. 79 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 AU $600.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 40.1 mm. 460.1 gns. Thick flan. Types as the preceding. About Uncirculated. New collar and rims. 80 Quebec Taken, 1759. B.421, MI.439, Eimer 14 EF $450.00 Unsigned (by John Pingo). Copper. 40.2 mm. 421.2 gns. Thinner flan. Types as the preceding. Extremely Fine. Obverse cleaned and lacquered. New collar and rims. 81 Death of Wolfe, 1759. B.422, MI.440 CH AU $2,400.00 Obverse signed GOSSET.M and KIRK.F. Silver. 36.9 mm. 275.8 gns. Bust left of Wolfe; mortuary urn with inscription noting his death at the moment of his victory at Quebec. Choice About Uncirculated. A beautifully toned example of this rather scarce medal. 82 Death of Wolfe, 1759. B.422, MI.440 AU $1,700.00 Obverse signed GOSSET.M and KIRK.F. Silver. 36.8 mm. 283.5 gns. Types as the last. About Uncirculated. Prooflike. Toned. 83 Death of Wolfe, 1759. B.422, MI.440 EF $750.00 Obverse signed GOSSET.M and KIRK.F. Copper. 37.0 mm. 339.4 gns. Types as the last. Extremely Fine. Rare in this metal. Cleaned. 84 Death of Wolfe, 1759. B-unlisted F to VF $5,500.00 Unsigned. Brass. 37.0 mm. 184.1 gns. Wolfe's half-length figure right with sword in right hand, THE BRAVE GENERAL WOLFE WAS KILLED SEP 18 1759; Quebec under attack, BEFORE QUEBEC. Fine to Very Fine. Good color. 85 The End Crowns the Work, 1759. B.423, MI.442 AU $3,000.00 Unsigned. Tin. 33.5 mm. 143.1 gns. Bust left of George II; the British lion rends the French lilies. Very rough but About Uncirculated. Quite dark, poorly struck in places, some signs of pest. A very rare medal listed in Betts and MI only in silver. 86 Allied Commanders, 1759. B.425, MI.438 CH AU $1,900.00 Unsigned. Brass. 45.9 mm. 285.0 gns. Half length busts of George II and Frederick I of Prussia; seven allied commanders in named roundels. Choice About Uncirculated and quite nice. Obverse punctuation as described by Betts. 87 Allied Commanders, 1759. B.425, MI.438 AU $800.00 Unsigned. Brass. 46.5 mm. 382.6 gns. Types as the preceding. About Uncirculated. Deep brassy brown color. Some reverse flaws. Obverse punctuation as described by Betts. 88 Allied Commanders, 1759. B.425, MI.438 CH EF $700.00 Unsigned. Brass. 46.5 mm. 414.5 gns. Types as the preceding. Choice Extremely Fine. Deep brassy brown on the front, lighter on the high points on the back. Obverse punctuation as described by Betts. 89 Allied Commanders, 1759. B.425, MI.438 VF $550.00 Unsigned. Brass, silver plated. 46.0 mm. 325.7 gns. Types as the preceding. Very Fine. Rough in appearance. Obverse punctuation as described by Betts. 90 Allied Commanders, 1759. B.425, MI.438 F to VF $500.00 Unsigned. Brass. 46.8 mm. 380.4 gns. Types as the preceding. Fine to Very Fine. Nice and fairly even brown color. No internal obverse punctuation. Page 3 of 23  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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