(1762) AR Medal Betts-441, Victories of 1762 MS(PCGS#615031)
(1762) AR Medal Betts-441, Victories of 1762 MS (PCGS#615031)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8109
- 等级
- MS61
- 价格
- 33,205
- 详细说明
- 1762 British Victories of 1762 Medal. Betts-441. Silver, 41.3 mm. MS-61 (PCGS). 352.6 grains. An important and interesting medal from late in the French and Indian War. Overall golden toning against a brilliant silvery background is enlivened with pastel blue and green. Double struck to bring up the high relief portrait, best seen at the peripheries. The central reverse shows some pre-striking planchet adjustment lines, but the only post-striking defect seen are some fairly trivial hairlines. The eye appeal is choice on both sides. Like the similar medals struck to mark the victories of 1758 and 1759, this medal celebrates the landmark battles of 1762. Notable points of conflict in the American theatre include Havana, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Grenada and Newfoundland. Called the Battle of Signal Hill, the last battle saw a force under General Jeffrey Amherst recapture St. John, Newfoundland. It's considered the last American land battle of the Seven Years War. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Kraljevich Americana, August 2011. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 615031.