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Auction: 409 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NYINC
Lot: 115

Louisburg Taken, AR Medal, 1758, by T. Pingo. Globe, with areas of CANADA and AMERICA identified, decorated with the Union flag and a scroll inscribed PARITER . IN . BELLA is flanked by a soldier and sailor, Fame hovering above, in foreground a female figure drops a lily into the sea, rev. LOVISBOVRG . TAKEN . MDCCLVIII ., shore-line batteries firing at a fleet, edge plain, 43.9 mm 29.47g (Eimer 657; MI ii 685/404; Pingo 10), evidence of silver polish residue to reverse, toned and lustrous, extremely fine, and very rare, especially in this metal in charming contemporary green lined case

Estimate
$6,000 to $10,000

Starting price
$5000