287, Lot: 757. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOW COUNTRIES, Haarlem. Laurens Janszoon Coster, early typographer. Circa 1370-circa 1440. AR Medal (36mm, 18.43 g, 12h). Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of his Printing Press. By G. Marshoorn. Triply-dated 1428, 1440, amd 1740. Capped bust left / Printing press adorned with coat-of-arms; book to lower left. Near EF, toned.

Duplicates from the Kisch Medal Collection Sold on Behalf of the American Numismatic Society.