Baldwin's of St. James's
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World Medals, USA, George III, the Lion and Wolf Indian Chief's Medal, solid silver, c.1777, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, young bust of King to r., wearing armour, his hair tied behind en queue, curls above his ear, wearing armour with five studs above the sash and one below, rev. a lion reclines on a mound, to right, a snarling wolf, behind, in somewhat ghosted image, trees left and right, a church and houses between, 60.5mm., wt. 41.96gms. (Adams type 10.1, obv. 1, rev. A; Jamieson Fig. 11; John J. Ford Collection, part XVI, Stack's, 17 October, 2006 (lot 50 - $22,000); Betts 436), with original decorated loose suspension loop, even grey tone, good very fine, with no sign of die flaw on reverse, extremely rare
*ex Baldwin's vault and with stock ticket for £50
John Adams, Indian Peace Medals, Crestline, California, 1999, discusses these medals at some length and concludes that they were almost certainly distributed at the bequest of General [Gentleman Johnny] Burgoyne (1722-1792). In an earlier publication, Paul Edmond Beckwith, American Indian Peace Medals, Washington, 1907, writes 'In 1765 a treaty was made with the British and Pontiac, and his chiefs were presented by Sir William Johnson, at Oswego, with the medals known as 'the lion and wolf medals.' A large number of these were distributed...'. However, Alan M. Stahl, Coinage of the Americas Conference, ANS, New York, 1997, confirms Adams's conclusions.
The Adams 'Modern Census' lists just 17 'Lion and Wolf' medals, of which one (see Ford catalogue) is now thought not to exist. Only 7 are of this variety. This medal does not feature on the census.
($15000-20000)
*ex Baldwin's vault and with stock ticket for £50
John Adams, Indian Peace Medals, Crestline, California, 1999, discusses these medals at some length and concludes that they were almost certainly distributed at the bequest of General [Gentleman Johnny] Burgoyne (1722-1792). In an earlier publication, Paul Edmond Beckwith, American Indian Peace Medals, Washington, 1907, writes 'In 1765 a treaty was made with the British and Pontiac, and his chiefs were presented by Sir William Johnson, at Oswego, with the medals known as 'the lion and wolf medals.' A large number of these were distributed...'. However, Alan M. Stahl, Coinage of the Americas Conference, ANS, New York, 1997, confirms Adams's conclusions.
The Adams 'Modern Census' lists just 17 'Lion and Wolf' medals, of which one (see Ford catalogue) is now thought not to exist. Only 7 are of this variety. This medal does not feature on the census.
($15000-20000)