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August 2017 ANA Auction - Sess. A-C 2-4 Aug 2017
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NETHERLANDS. Silver Medal, 1740. PCGS SP-63 Secure Holder.
Invention of Typography by Dutch Inventor Laurens Coster Silver Medal, 1740. 54mm. ca.56 gms. VanLoon-147. Bust of Coster on pedestal, half left, surrounded by books, a lamp, an ouroboros, a laurel wreath, and a printing press. The legend: "LAUR.I.COSTERUS.CONS.HARLEM.TYPOGR.INVENT.AD.AN:MCCCCXL" surrounds; Reverse: City Arms of Haarlem, a view of the city, and Fame flying above. Coster is sometimes credited with the invention of moveable type, but most give that honor to Johannes Gutenberg, working in Germany in the same time period. A very attractive medal, struck in pleasing high-relief with deep pearl-gray toning which exhibits hints of multi-color iridescence on both sides. PCGS SP-63 Secure Holder.
Estimate: $700.00- $1000.00
Invention of Typography by Dutch Inventor Laurens Coster Silver Medal, 1740. 54mm. ca.56 gms. VanLoon-147. Bust of Coster on pedestal, half left, surrounded by books, a lamp, an ouroboros, a laurel wreath, and a printing press. The legend: "LAUR.I.COSTERUS.CONS.HARLEM.TYPOGR.INVENT.AD.AN:MCCCCXL" surrounds; Reverse: City Arms of Haarlem, a view of the city, and Fame flying above. Coster is sometimes credited with the invention of moveable type, but most give that honor to Johannes Gutenberg, working in Germany in the same time period. A very attractive medal, struck in pleasing high-relief with deep pearl-gray toning which exhibits hints of multi-color iridescence on both sides. PCGS SP-63 Secure Holder.
Estimate: $700.00- $1000.00