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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2006 Auction Limited to: 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 → Medallic Tributes to William Pitt Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page 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 → Medallic Tributes to William Pitt Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 374 William Pitt, n.d. B.514 EF $600.00 Unsigned. Brass. 31.5 mm. 121.5 gns. Pitt's bust left; seven line inscription. Extremely Fine. Corrosion on head. 375 William Pitt, n.d. B.514 VF $250.00 Unsigned. Brass. 31.3 mm. 107.7 gns. Types as last. Very Fine. Once cleaned, rim bruise. 376 William Pitt, n.d. [1863]. B.515 EAM $5,500.00 Unsigned. Silver. 41.0 mm. 448.0 gns. Overstruck on a Charles II Crown. Bust left; seven line inscription. Essentially as made. Toned. This was the piece described by Dr. Edward Groh in his letter to the American Numismatic Society dated 14 February, 1901 which reads: ''Mr. C. Wyllis Betts, in his work, American Colonial History, Illustrated by Contemporary Medals, describes a William...  more 377 William Pitt, n.d. [1863]. B.515 CH AU $1,000.00 Unsigned. Silver. 42.8 mm. 555.9 gns. Virgin flan. Types as last. Choice About Uncirculated. Deep silver gray toning. These were copies of the next. 378 William Pitt, n.d. [1766] B.516, Eimer 34 UNC $2,000.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Silver. 39.9 mm. 396.4 gns. Bust left; seven line inscription. Uncirculated. Rose and emerald and blue toning over prooflike fields on both sides. Minor scattered marks. 379 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 AU $1,300.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Silver. 40.1 mm. 399.2 gns. Bust left; seven line inscription. About Uncirculated. Light silver gray toning. Reverse prooflike. Some obverse rim tics. 380 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 CH EF $750.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Silver. 40.0 mm. 399.1 gns. Types as last. Choice Extremely Fine. Dark silver gray toning. Reverse prooflike. 381 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 UNC $500.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Copper. 40.2 mm. 360.0 gns. Types as last. Uncirculated. Light scratches in right obverse field. 382 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 CH AU $375.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Copper. 40.1 mm. 368.4 gns. Types as last. Choice About Uncirculated. Short reverse scratch. Circles on cravat, last 'S' in SUCCESS high. 383 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 AU $300.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Copper. 40.4 mm. 583.9 gns. Types as last. About Uncirculated. No circles on cravat, 'SS' in SUCCESS about on line. Obverse rusty. 384 William Pitt, n.d. [1766]. B.516, Eimer 34 EAM $900.00 Obverse signed T. PINGO F. Copper. 40.1 mm. 343.4 gns. The piece described by Eimer in the note to his no.34: inscriptions carefully removed from both sides, obverse left anepigraphic, reverse very neatly engraved WILLIAM PITT LOST IN PARCHMENT AND BVTISM IVLY XXX MDCCLXVI. Essentially as made. 385 William Pitt, n.d. B.517 VF $300.00 Obverse signed I.W. (John Wyon). Brass. 39.3 mm. 326.2 gns. Types as the last, Wyon's copy. Very Fine. Some light corrosion. Plain edge without striations. 386 William Pitt, n.d. B.518, var AB VF $500.00 Unsigned. Brass. 31.3 mm. 105.1 gns. Bust left, variant with Esq. at end of legend; the British lion aroused. About Very Fine. Early obverse state. 387 William Pitt, n.d. B.518, var AB F $275.00 Unsigned. Brass. 31.3 mm. 117.4 gns. Types as the last. About Fine. Later obverse state. 388 William Pitt. Vindex Libertatis, n.d. B.521 CH EF $3,750.00 Unsigned. Brass. 32.9 mm. 146.6 gns. Pitt's facing bust with legend naming him the defender of liberty; clasped hands, sword topped by liberty cap, legend proclaiming Britain and America to be united. Choice Extremely Fine. Very sharply struck. 389 William Pitt. Vindex Libertatis, n.d. B.521 EF $4,000.00 Unsigned. Brass. 32.9 mm. 158.7 gns. Types as last. Extremely Fine. Attractive. 390 William Pitt. Vindex Libertatis, n.d. B.521 EF $1,300.00 Unsigned. Brass. 32.7 mm. 117.0 gns. Types as last. Extremely Fine. These used to be classed as American colonials along with the better known Pitt Token. 391 William Pitt. Vindex Libertatis, n.d. B.521 VF $1,200.00 Unsigned. Brass. 32.9 mm. 169.5 gns. Types as last. Very Fine. 392 William Pitt. Vindex Libertatis, n.d. B.521 VF $650.00 Unsigned. Brass. 32.8 mm. 156.3 gns. Types as last. Very Fine. 393 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 VF $950.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Silver. 25.6 mm. 101.4 gns. Bust of Pitt facing left; three line inscription. Very Fine. Very rare: these struck in silver were given as prizes by The Sentimentalist magazine 1773-75. 394 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 CH UNC $375.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Copper, silvered. 25.6 mm. 86.9 gns. Types as last. Choice Uncirculated. Slightly off-center. Betts refers to these in his listing. 395 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 CH UNC $175.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Copper. 25.4 mm. 90.3 gns. Types as last. Choice Uncirculated. Red and brown. 396 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 UNC $150.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Copper. 25.5 mm. 91.2 gns. Types as last. Uncirculated. Red and brown. 397 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 UNC $150.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Copper. 25.5 mm. 86.3 gns. Types as last. Uncirculated. Red and brown. 398 William Pitt, 1773. B.522 AU $200.00 Obverse signed KIRK.F. Copper. 25.4 mm. 76.0 gns. Types as last. About Uncirculated. 399 William Pitt memorial, 1778. B.523 CH EF $700.00 Obverse and reverse signed KIRK.F. Silver. 37.2 mm. 319.0 gns. Bust right of Pitt in classical style; Britannia in mourning. Choice Extremely Fine. Good color. The wear pattern on the back suggests it was worn as a token of mourning. 400 William Pitt memorial, 1778. B.523 CH UNC $425.00 Obverse and reverse signed KIRK.F. Bronze. 37.3 mm. 326.0 gns. Types as last. Choice Uncirculated. 401 William Pitt memorial, 1778. B.523 UNC $275.00 Obverse and reverse signed KIRK.F. Bronze. 37.1 mm. 360.4 gns. Types as last. Uncirculated. 402 William Pitt and Richard Howe, n.d. B.524 EF $800.00 Unsigned. Brass. 24.8 mm. 55.1 gns. Bust left of Pitt; bust right of Howe. Extremely Fine. Rare. 403 William Pitt and Richard Howe, n.d. B.524 CH VF $1,700.00 Unsigned. Brass. 24.6 mm. 59.1 gns. Types as last. Choice Very Fine and rare. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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