The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

FRANCE/U.S.A., Benjamin Franklin, 1818, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué for Durand’s Series Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium, bust left, rev. legend in 10 lines, 40mm, 37.29g (Greenslet 42). About extremely fine £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Benjamin Franklin (1705/6-1790) was a writer, inventor, and governor of Pennsylvania from 1785 to 1788. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.