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1736 Jernegan's Cistern Medal (Carolina) Betts-169 in Silver EF45

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1736 Jernegan's Cistern Medal (Carolina) Betts-169 in Silver EF45
SOLD
170.00USD+ buyer's premium (34.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Aug 29 @ 19:29UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Glossy medium steel gray with a subtle hint of light bluish steel overtone. An attractive piece showing just a touch of friction on the highpoints and minor contact marks. The obverse shows Athena; the reverse Queen Caroline, wife of King George II of England, after whom the Carolinas got their name. A rare piece commemorating the establishment of the British colony of Carolina in America. Diameter 38.7mm, weight 317.0 grains.

Ex Stack's Americana Sale, 1/26/2011:6148 (lot ticket included)