Spring 2024 Auction – 25 - 28 March 2024
Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency, Physical Cryptocurrency
Part 1: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 2: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 27.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 27.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 27.03.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 28.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 28.03.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Th, 28.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 27.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 27.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 27.03.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 28.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 28.03.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Th, 28.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Description
1778 William Pitt Memorial Medal. Betts-523. Silver, 37 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
324.0 grains. A fine medal by Kirk issued on the occasion of the death of Pitt. Lustrous golden gray and navy blue on the obverse, flashy silver gray with pastel gold and blue on the reverse. Boldly detailed on both sides, some trivial hairlines and handling, a really lovely example of a medal that doesn't always come nice. We haven't sold a silver specimen finer than this in ages; the Ford piece was called Choice Extremely Fine and the only most recently sold medal in our sales was an NGC AU-58 sold in November 2021.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Bonham's, October 1993, lot 195.
Estimate: $1500
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Bidding
| Price realized | 3'400 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'500 USD |
The auction is closed.
