(c. 1777) Voltaire Medal, The Warrior & Sage, Gilt Bronze, Baker-78B, Betts-544, Musante GW-1, MS62 PCGS....

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(c. 1777) Voltaire Medal, Betts-544, MS62
Possibly Unique Gilt Bronze Example

(c. 1777) Voltaire Medal, The Warrior & Sage, Gilt Bronze, Baker-78B, Betts-544, Musante GW-1, MS62 PCGS. The famous Warrior & Sage medal is plentiful in bronze, but unrecorded in gilt bronze as offered here, although George Fuld recorded a silvered bronze example. Neil Musante makes no mention of a gilded version in his 2016 reference, Medallic Washington. We are unaware of any previous listings for this format, and there was no similar piece in Ford, LaRiviere, Steinberg, or Wharton. Both sides have splendid bright yellow luster with matte surfaces. The overall look is familiar to medal collectors who have seen other late 18th or early 19th century gilded medals. The roughened appearance of the obverse and reverse rims is frequently seen on the bronze Voltaire medals.
Ex: New Netherlands Coin Co.; Ted Craige Collection; Craige Estate; John W. Adams Collection (Stack's Bowers, 11/2015), lot 23016.
From The Del Mar Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 660366)

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