FINEST & ONLY @ NGC & PCGS SP63 1883 JAMES WATT MEDAL GREAT BRITAIN SUPERB TONED

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THE "
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" 1883 JAMES WATT BHM-2227 MEDAL AT BOTH NGC & PCGS !!
"TOP POP" & "ONLY ONE"  PCGS SP63 !
A STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF A RARELY SEEN 1883 JAMES WATT BHM-2227 MEDAL !
GORGEOUS ORIGINAL TONING OF STORMY BLUES BLENDING TO BRIGHT SKY BLUES !
THE BRILLIANT HEAVENLY BRONZE HIGHLIGHTS ACCENTUATE THE RAGING STORM !
SIMPLY AN AWESOMELY COOL PIECE, BY:  GREAT BRITAIN'S J.M. LAMB & CO., 1883, BHM-2227 BRONZE
LARGE 44 MM DIAMETER, & PRISTINELY HOUSED IN A SECURE GOLD SHIELD PCGS "FATTY" HOLDER !
JAMES WATT (1736-1819) FAMOUS FOR:
1. INVENTING THE WATT STEAM ENGINE, WHICH CONVERTED STEAM BACK TO WATER.
2. DEVELOPING A ROTARY ENGINE WHICH MERCHANDISED WEAVING, SPINNING AND TRANSPORT.
3. THE TERM "HORSEPOWER"
4. THE REV COUNTER (RPM'S)
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Watt and the Industrial Revolution:
In 1774, Watt started a business in Birmingham with investor Matthew Boulton to manufacture his improved steam engine.
The Boulton & Watt Company produced steam engines that could be used anywhere, and demand for them was high. Watt and Boulton became leading figures in the Industrial Revolution.
Watt continued to make improvements to steam engines, and patented other important inventions, such as the rotary engine and a steam locomotive.
His achievements were recognised by fellow scientists. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of London, and became a Foreign Associate of the French Academy of Sciences.
Family and later life:
Watt's first wife, Margaret, died in childbirth in 1773, leaving him with two young children. He married Ann in 1776 and had a son and a daughter, who died of consumption before their father's death.
James Watt died in 1819 in Heathfield, near Birmingham, aged 83.
PCGS Coin Information
PCGS #
669858
Date, mintmark
(1883)
Denomination
Medal
Variety
BHM-2227 Bronze
Country
Great Britain
Grade
SP63BN
Holder Type
PCGS Gold Shield
Population
1
Pop Higher
0
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