1757 Jeton Lec-170 Canada Ag RE MS(PCGS#827596)
1757 Jeton Lec-170 Canada Ag RE MS (PCGS#827596)
November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4019
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 9,442
- 详细说明
- 1757 Franco-American Jeton. Mars and Neptune. Betts-394, Breton-518, Frossard-45. Silver. Reeded Edge. AU-53 (PCGS). Coin turn. 86.6 grains. 28.3 mm. Pearlescent silver gray with pale blue, gold, and hints of violet, all blending in supremely attractive fashion. Good remaining luster, only scattered tiny marks. A faint vestige of a die clash is noted off the obverse portrait's forehead. This is one of the more elusive Franco-American jeton designs, here offered in lovely grade. The reverse type, depicting Mars, the god of war, and Neptune, god of the seas, sounds a militant tone, with a legend translated as "the remotest land prepares triumphs." Though the first shots of the French and Indian War were fired by troops serving under George Washington in 1754, a declaration of war was not made until May 1756. French operations in North America placed them in a position of decided advantage in 1756 and 1757, but with the 1758 fall of Louisbourg, the end of New France was sight. This jeton, along with the scarce 1758 Oswego Captured medal, is one of the most important numismatic relics of the French operations during the French and Indian War. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from the stock of Burdette G. Johnson; Spink America's sale of June 1997, part of lot 78. PCGS# 827596.