Silver - Day 1 - 17th July 2012

Lot 692

A Georgian silver 'Best Shot' medal

Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £140

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Description

A Georgian silver 'Best Shot' medal, 1808, crossed cannon and rifle, crowned, rev. engraved within wreath "H. Powell TVRC Best Shot 17th Octr. 1808. Pierced, very fine. Hastings Irwin (1899) records an unidentified shooting medal from 1799 for TVC, perhaps related.