1779 Medal Rhode Island, No Wreath Below Ship MS(PCGS#588)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1322

Grade

AU55

Price

3,660

Lot Description

This is only the second silvered Rhode Island Ship medal that we have offered in recent decades, and it is much nicer than the PCGS EF-45 of the Betts-563 variety that realized $3,120 in our August 2022 sale of the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Here we note smooth, satiny surfaces that have taken on a lovely rose-gray patina. Boldly to sharply defined overall and sure to catch the eye of advanced collectors in American colonial coinage and related types.