Lot 395

Sale 142 · Sale 142 Important Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

George III, Resolution and Adventure medal (1772) uniface striking of the obverse die in copper (44mm, 4.5 mm thick - the normal weight) reverse blank with raised striations, by BF (on truncation from Mathew Boulton (cf MH 373; BHM .165). Softly struck on parts of the legend, even brown patina, nearly extremely fine and possibly unique.

Ex Philip Benjamin Collection, from the L. Richard Smith Collection sale 31 (lot 13288) and sale 80 (lot 594)

Estimate
$2,000
Result Status
Not offered