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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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Betts-392. 1755 Safety at Sea. Silver. MS62 PCGS. A standing Mercury appears on the central obverse flanked by two ships in the distance. One bears a flag with a harp representing Ireland, while the other displays lilies on its flag, denoting France. Nuremburg engraver Peter Paul Werner included his initials at the lower obverse. The reverse is attractively designed as well, depicting an Indian warrior at left and a woman at right with a cornucopia at her feet. The legend translates as, "But he has the power to soothe troubled waves." Both sides of this pleasing piece exhibit reflective fields beneath sky-blue and light gold toning. 35.1 mm, 14.5 grams. (Est. $3,000-$4,000).
Ex: Abner Kreisberg (8/4/1958); John J. Ford, Jr. (Stack's, 5/2006), lot 111.
Betts-392. 1755 Safety at Sea. Silver. MS62 PCGS. A standing Mercury appears on the central obverse flanked by two ships in the distance. One bears a flag with a harp representing Ireland, while the other displays lilies on its flag, denoting France. Nuremburg engraver Peter Paul Werner included his initials at the lower obverse. The reverse is attractively designed as well, depicting an Indian warrior at left and a woman at right with a cornucopia at her feet. The legend translates as, "But he has the power to soothe troubled waves." Both sides of this pleasing piece exhibit reflective fields beneath sky-blue and light gold toning. 35.1 mm, 14.5 grams. (Est. $3,000-$4,000).
Ex: Abner Kreisberg (8/4/1958); John J. Ford, Jr. (Stack's, 5/2006), lot 111.