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1739. Portobello

From Stack's January 2006 Auction, Session 1 on Jan 16, 2006

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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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1739. Portobello. Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.142. Silver plated. About Uncirculated. 228.0 gns....1739. Portobello. Vernon & Brown/Portobello. McC-G.142. Silver plated. About Uncirculated. 228.0 gns. 38.3 mm. Lovely light silver gray and gold. Obverse die broken. Vernon portrait soft. Dumb, several edge cracks. Very rare. Ford believed this to be some sort of silver alloy, and it very well might be.

Ex T. L. Craige Estate via intermediary on March 10, 1984.

Lot # 552 Session 1
Hammer Price: $3,500.00

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