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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1398209, member: 66&quot;]ae is a latin abbreviation for copper.&nbsp; av or au is gold, ar is silver</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It refers to the design of the piece.&nbsp; The design is cataloged as #311 in British Historical Medals.&nbsp; It is referenced by the design and then variations are listed.&nbsp; Another reason is because they may not know the differences.&nbsp; NGC frequently get attributions wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen the reference to there only being 24 struck in Bartons metal but I suspect that number may be too low.&nbsp; I&#039;ve probably seen at least half dozen different pieces listed for sale in the past 10 years.&nbsp; That seem like an unusually high number.&nbsp; On the other hand it probably does have a low mintage.&nbsp; D&amp;H were seemingly were unaware of the Bartons&#039;s metal pieces.&nbsp; At least they aren&#039;t listed in the book.&nbsp; My 180 Barton&#039;s metal is a nice proof with silver obv and rev and light toning around the edges.&nbsp; The edge of the coin at first glance looks like solid copper (almost a dull brass color) but if you look closely you can see a very thin silver layer on either edge.&nbsp; (Plate coin in Dr Doty&#039;s book on the Soho Mint.)&nbsp; My 181 is a deep brown bronzed proof.&nbsp; Still need a 179.&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried for one a couple times but no luck yet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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