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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, choice condition.

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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, choice condition.
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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, choice condition. Betts-67. 66.5 grams. A popular medal made by G. Bower from silver recovered from the wreck of the Concepcion (1641) off Hispaniola by the New Englander William Phipps and presented to officers and promoters of the salvage, which was largely financed by the Duke of Albemarle (but not, despite the design, by the king), with busts of the king and queen on the obverse and salvage scene on the reverse. This specimen is choice grade (lightly cleaned XF+), with lovely old toning, with a few minor nicks and bumps in rim and small flaw in field in front of busts.