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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 → Early American Medals Recognizing Persons of Importance → Various Portrait Medals |
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Lot # |
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Hammer Price |
| 502 |
Daniel Solander, n.d. B-unlisted
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AU |
$1,300.00
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Obverse signed G.L. Silver. 36.8 mm. 332.2 gns. Solander's bust right; six-line inscription. About Uncirculated. Nicely toned. Danile Charles Solander (1736-82) went with Banks on Cook's Endeavour and in 1773 was appointed keeper of the British Museum's natural history department. |
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| 503 |
Tristram Coffin, 1642 (i.e., after 1827). B.533, MI.121
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AU |
$750.00
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Copper. 54.2 mm. 1,206.6 gns. Coffin's standing figure, date on pedestal; four hands clasped in unity forming a cross manual. About Uncirculated and quite rare. |
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| 504 |
Johan Derk, Baron van der Capellan, 1782. B-unlisted
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CH AU |
$1,600.00
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Obverse signed I.G. HOLTZHEY.F. Silver, joined shells. 49.3 mm. 589.3 gns. Plain edge. Van der Capellan's bust right; mortuary inscription. Choice About Uncirculated. Nicely toned. Possibly rare. Betts devotes some fulgent praise to van Capellan and his medals in the text following his no.623 but his editors dismissively stated ''None of these have any relation to America.'' |
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| 505 |
Louis XVIII. Treaty of Commerce, 1822. B-unlisted, Loubat 52
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CH EF |
$300.00
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Obverse signed ANDRIEU F., reverse GAYRARD F. Bronze. 50.8 mm. 1,084.0 gns. Bust of Louis XVIII right; France and America in amity. Choice Extremely Fine. The medal has nothing to do with Betts even if it is quite rare. |
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| 506 |
Quebec Freed, 1690. B.69
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CH EF |
$350.00
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Obverse signed J.MAVGER. F. Bronze. 40.8 mm. 503.5 gns. Bust right of Louis XIV; French Canada triumphant on her rocky fastness. Choice Extremely Fine. |
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| 507 |
Queen Anne. Union with Scotland, 1707. B-unlisted, MI.7, plate 124
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CH UNC |
$1,500.00
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Obverse signed I.C. Silver. 47.2 mm. 624.9 gns. Bust left of Queen Anne; the new Arms displayed. Choice Uncirculated. Brightly reflective with lovely old toning. Some die rust evident in left obverse field. |
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| 508 |
Bi-Level Cypher Wheel. German
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G |
$10,000.00
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Probably 18th c. Silver. 48.3 mm. Good working order. Front: outer band for level 2 substitution, inner band on moveable central disk with level 1 substitution, window displaying plain text letters. Back: names of German states, principalities, electorates, imperial titles, with numerical codes of unknown significance. Most likely rare. |
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| 509 |
John J. Ford, Jr
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(see below) |
$13,000.00
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's Personal Copy of Betts' American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals. The first edition, repaired and rebound at Mr. Ford's order, the spine with three labels affixed, the top two gilt lettering on black leather reading, respectively ''American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals'' and ''C.Wyllys Betts Marvin-Low,'' the last gilt lettering on red leather... more |
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