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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, damaged.

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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, damaged.
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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, damaged. Betts-67. 65.5 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 has clearly seen much use over the years (AVF with lots of nicks and scratches), but not overly polished or with any loss of detail, a few nicks and bumps in the rim as well. With Jacques Schulman (Holland) envelope.