1884 Charles Edward Anthon medal. Miller-7. Silver. 68 mm. SP-63 (PCGS). Deeply toned silver with dark gray dominating the surfaces while lovely rose, gold and pale blue accents are blended into both sides. Faint hairlining is detected upon close inspection but the fields are generously prooflike, the reliefs satiny, and the entire aesthetic delightful. A fine medal struck in commemoration of this former president of the American Numismatic Society, engraved by the talented Swedish engraver Lea Ahlborn. The issue overall, including impressions in both silver and bronze is rare, with just 100 struck before the dies were to be destroyed. Of the 100, just 15 were silver. None appear in our online archives in either metal, though we have handled one or two privately. This one was last sold in 1999, beyond the scope of our digital archives. From our (Stack’s) Americana Sale, January 1999, lot 452.
