(1666) AE Medal Betts-42, St. Christopher MS(PCGS#619388)
(1666) AE Medal Betts-42, St. Christopher MS (PCGS#619388)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8011
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 4,194
- 详细说明
- 1666 French Colony at St. Christopher Restored Medal. Betts-42. Bronze, 41.3 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS). 405.1 grains. Lustrous medium brown with hints of gold and a bit of mint luster clinging to the peripheral legends. A lovely medal, though struck on a somewhat crude planchet, with some natural planchet roughness on the obverse beyond the chin and directly behind the head; this aspect is inherent in the flan and not the byproduct of corrosion or anything else. The devices are well struck, and the color is superb. The dies are unbroken, though a precise study of the die state or edge is not possible in the encapsulation. One of a fascinating series of 17th century French medals addressing their Caribbean misadventures. St. Christopher is today known as St. Kitts. It was given to England by the Treaty of Breda, the same treaty by which the Dutch ceded New Amsterdam to the Crown. This Betts number was missing from the LaRiviere cabinet, though it is not significantly rarer than others in this fascinating series. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Baldwin's Sale 69, June 2011, lot 286. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 619388.