1784 (ca. 1880) Franklin Winged Genius Medal. Betts-619. Silvered copper, 45.8 mm. Copy dies. SP-63 BN (PCGS).745.9 grains. Edge marked 1ARGENT with a cornucopia. While this was described as "obverse 1 reground" in the Ford sale, your cataloger believes it to be an entirely new obverse die with notable differences in the positions of the letters in the legend. A distinctive piece, with mottled golden toning over deeply reflective and lustrous silver gray surfaces. The obverse is a bit spotty in appearance, while the golden hue of the reverse glows. Sharp and attractive with only trivial hairlines. This is the only example of this composition weve seen for this Betts number.PCGS# 926005.<strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong>.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 350; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006.
