British Commemorative Medals, George II, The British Victories of 1758 and 1759, silver medal, unsigned, Britannia in small chariot with Justice and Liberty, legend around with battle details and, at top, LOUISBOURG / BOSCAWEN – AMHERST, rev. Lion and Unicorn supporting reversed lily, victories in legend around, QUEBEC / WOLFE at top, 44.5mm (MI.709/445; Betts 419; Ford XIV, 66), extremely fine, some patchy toning, extremely rare in silver
*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2007, part
ex Baldwin's vault
The John J. Ford specimen, Stacks, 23 May, 2006 (lot 66) sold for $2,800.
Estimate: 600-800 GBP