Undated (circa 1683?) Charles II Royal Presentation Medal. Silver. Eimer-267, Medallic Illustrations 595/277, Morin-8. MS-62 (NGC). 53.4 mm. 1006.9 grains. Small collar mark on the edge near 11:00. Strong prooflike reflectivity on the obverse while the reverse fields are a bit more subdued and more deeply toned, virtually to slate gray. The obverse is medium gray with soft blue and rose iridescence in the fields. Sharp and beautifully preserved with just a few light abrasions mostly on the higher points of the reliefs. It is not clear if this medal type was ever presented to North American indigenous peoples, but it has long been collected in association with such medals for the unquestionable stylistic similarity between this design and those of the large-size George III medals. An immensely attractive medal in either case. <em>From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., June 1969 (possibly ex OByrne Collection); John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVI, October 2006, lot 6. </em><em></em>
