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Lr. 644 — The Victoria Bridge Hoffnung Medal - $7,000,000 Variety. 1860. White Metal.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:70.00 CAD Estimated At:125.00 - 150.00 CAD
Lr. 644 — The Victoria Bridge Hoffnung Medal - $7,000,000 Variety. 1860. White Metal.

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McLachlan-134, Breton-175. Two (2) examples of this second and more accessible variety with a 7 cut over the original 5 ($7/5,000,000). Both 51.0mm with plain edges and signed by Montreal jeweller and silversmith Alfred Hoffnung., who issued the medals 1.) 38.00g. Fully brilliant and impressively high-grade with just a bit of haziness in parts of the fields, namely above the bridge. 2.) 40.00g. The surfaces were gilt at some point, but much of the gilding has faded, likely due to a cleaning at some point. Minor spotting appears on the obverse. Still much better than is often seen.