1778 William Pitt Memorial Medal. Betts-523. Silver, 37 mm. MS-63 (PCGS). 324.0 grains. A fine medal by Kirk issued on the occasion of the death of Pitt. Lustrous golden gray and navy blue on the obverse, flashy silver gray with pastel gold and blue on the reverse. Boldly detailed on both sides, some trivial hairlines and handling, a really lovely example of a medal that doesnt always come nice. We havent sold a silver specimen finer than this in ages; the Ford piece was called Choice Extremely Fine and the only most recently sold medal in our sales was an NGC AU-58 sold in November 2021. From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Bonhams, October 1993, lot 195.
