Spink > Auction 8006 | Auction date: 26 March 2008 |
Lot number: 150 | |
Lot description: George III, Matthew Boulton's Medallic Scale, c.1798, bronze medal, unsigned (by R. Dumarest?), 41mm., draped bust of Boulton right, rev. a medallic scale (BHM.462; E.901B), good extremely fine, struck on a heavy flan (4.5 mm. thick) and very rare thus Estimate £ 300-400 This medal provides a record of production at Boulton''s Soho Mint, each numbered circle indicating how many coins of that diameter could be struck in one minute by eight of Boulton''s presses |