(1775) William Penn Medal. Betts-531. Silver, 40 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). 385.7 grains. Frosty opalescent gray with slightly reflective fields and beautiful pastel blue and deep gold toning highlights. A very pretty specimen, with subtle hairlines but excellent visual appeal. This is the sort of toning usually seen on these when they lived in their original box for a long time, and this overall preservation is finer than normally encountered. A popular subject and a fascinating medal, struck by the Penn Family just before the Revolution and distributed while news of happenings at Lexington and Concord was fresh. From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Christopher Eimer at the New York International Numismatic Convention, December 1998.
