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Death of the Earl of Effingham, 1791, a silver medal by J. Milton, bust left, reverse Britannia seated on globe, edge lettered, 35mm (Stainton 9; BHM 353; E 844; cf. DNW 31, 672). Extremely fine and practically as struck, light olive tone (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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Ex Mallinson.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (1747-91), Governor of Jamaica at the time of his death, had been appointed Master of the Mint in 1784