Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, George III, Anniversary of the Accession, 1817, medal in Barton's metal, by William Wyon, with gilt obverse and silvered reverse, laureate bust r., GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, rev. star in splendour above landscape, PROPRIO SPLENDORE REFULGET, in ex. XXV OCT MDCCCXVII ANNO REGNI LVIII, 25mm. (BHM.932, R3; Eimer 1101), choice, extremely fine and extremely rare
*bt. B. A. Seaby, 1979
When George III entered the 58th year of his reign he exceeded those of all previous monarchs. Sir John Barton (1771–1834) was Deputy Comptroller of the Royal Mint and gave his name to Barton's metal, a method of plating a precious metal surface to a base metal blank, prior to striking. He had previously devised a precision ruling machine that could engrave up to 10,000 lines per inch. William Wyon had been appointed assistant engraver to the Mint in 1816 at the age of 21.
(250-350 GBP)
*bt. B. A. Seaby, 1979
When George III entered the 58th year of his reign he exceeded those of all previous monarchs. Sir John Barton (1771–1834) was Deputy Comptroller of the Royal Mint and gave his name to Barton's metal, a method of plating a precious metal surface to a base metal blank, prior to striking. He had previously devised a precision ruling machine that could engrave up to 10,000 lines per inch. William Wyon had been appointed assistant engraver to the Mint in 1816 at the age of 21.
(250-350 GBP)