(1766) (i.e. 1863) William Pitt Medal. Betts-515, Dies 3-C (Kraljevich 3). Silver, Not Overstruck. MS-61 (PCGS).

42.5 mm. 557.2 grains. 2.0-2.4 mm thick. A medal made in New York in imitation of one made in London, acquired by John J. Ford, Jr. of New York from a coin dealer in London. Lustrous and lightly reflective, with beautiful navy blue and deep gray toning over silver gray surfaces. Hints of gold surround the design elements. Boldly double struck, with significant rotation between strikes visible on the reverse (but none on the obverse). Raised die polish lines are visible in the obverse fields, most notably beneath PITT and parallel to the portrait's chest. Problem free and very pretty. This is a rare medal in silver, struck in the same shop in New York in 1863 as the overstruck example offered here, using the same reverse die.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. on June 23, 1969; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 377.