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"St. George's Agricultural and Immigration Society" silver Specimen Prize Medal 1840 SP61 PCGS, 60mm. 90.75gm. By Edward Avern. Awarded to William Hosack, Esquire, for the Finest Yearling Colt exhibited from Woodstock Estate, 1840. A handsome large-size award Medal, presented to William Hosack, who owned estates in Jamaica, but returned to Edinburgh in 1872. According to the original DNW listing, this is one of three similar prize Medals awarded to William Hosack, two of the others also previously owned by Bob Lyall, and the last in the custody of Jamaica college. Sunset-amber toned fields. Sold with old collector tags.
Ex. Lyall Collection (DNW Auction 149, September 2018, Lot 5320); Purchased in 1982
https://coins.ha.com/itm/jamaica/jamaica-st-george-s-agricultural-and-immigration-society-silver-specimen-prize-medal-1840-sp61-pcgs-/a/3098-34083.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD
"St. George's Agricultural and Immigration Society" silver Specimen Prize Medal 1840 SP61 PCGS, 60mm. 90.75gm. By Edward Avern. Awarded to William Hosack, Esquire, for the Finest Yearling Colt exhibited from Woodstock Estate, 1840. A handsome large-size award Medal, presented to William Hosack, who owned estates in Jamaica, but returned to Edinburgh in 1872. According to the original DNW listing, this is one of three similar prize Medals awarded to William Hosack, two of the others also previously owned by Bob Lyall, and the last in the custody of Jamaica college. Sunset-amber toned fields. Sold with old collector tags.
Ex. Lyall Collection (DNW Auction 149, September 2018, Lot 5320); Purchased in 1982
https://coins.ha.com/itm/jamaica/jamaica-st-george-s-agricultural-and-immigration-society-silver-specimen-prize-medal-1840-sp61-pcgs-/a/3098-34083.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1200 USD