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Standish Barry, of Baltimore, circulated a silver threepence in 1790. He was a watch- and clockmaker, an engraver, and, later, a silversmith. A single gold doubloon is known pedigreed to the Eliasberg (via Clapp, 1942) collection. The coin sold uncertifed by American Numismatic Rarities (ANR) in 2005 for $218,500. It now resides in a PCGS XF40 holder.
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The unique Standish Barry doubloon was first identified by numismatist John Kraljevich in 2005. It was presented as lot 3012 in the American Numismatic Rarities sale The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals. This coin is a cast imitation of a 1735 Lima cob doubloon. Based on its weight of 17 pennyweights, it would have been valued at $15 at the time it was made.
Obverse: A Jerusalem cross with lions and castles at the diagonals, countermarked SB at the center and above the cross
Reverse: Pillars of Hercules and the inscriptions “L. .8. .N”, “P. .V. .A.”, and ... “7. .3. 5”
Catalog Information
GSID:
393278
Designer:
Standish Barry
Obverse Designer:
Standish Barry
Reverse Designer:
Standish Barry
Weight (gr):
26.42 gr
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
28.7
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Baltimore
Variety 2:
Standish Barry
Coin Date:
(1784-95)
Denomination:
Doubloon
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Baltimore
Mintage:
Unique
Coinage Type:
Maryland Coinage
Coinage Years:
1784-1795
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
Unique
PCGS #:
90609
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