Amazing Franklin Medal by Christian Gobrecht from the Sydney F Martin Collection SOLD

1848 Franklin Institute Award Medal. Harkness Pa-45, Julian AM-17, Greenslet GM-91. Silver. Without G Below Wreath. PCGS MS-62 SOLD
Incredibly eye appealing.
From Stacks:
Awarded in 1848 to the New England Worsted Co. of Saxonville, Massachusetts for blanket coatings. Lustrous and attractively toned in shades of gold and blue. Some scattered hairlines and marks are seen on both sides. A prize for the blanket coatings specialist.
Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Stan Steinberg, May 2004.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
2
Comments
Signed "Gobrecht" under the bust of Franklin

Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
-