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1778-79 MEDAL Rhode Island Ship Medal, Branches Below Ship, Brass, AU58 NGC. Betts-563, Breen-1141, Whitman-1740, R.4. ...
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1778-79 Brass Rhode Island Ship Medal, AU58
Betts-563, Mysterious European Production
1778-79 MEDAL Rhode Island Ship Medal, Branches Below Ship,
Brass, AU58 NGC. Betts-563, Breen-1141, Whitman-1740, R.4. The
Rhode Island Ship medals were produced in Europe, although there is
some disagreement about the production location. Some suggest that
they were British-produced propaganda pieces marking an English
victory, with inscriptions intended for a Dutch audience.
Christopher McDowell suggests that these are Dutch-produced jetons
with a political theme designed to poke fun at the English who
themselves were forced to retreat from Newport, Rhode Island, in
1779. The reference to Admiral Howe's flag and the year 1779, is,
according to McDowell, a reference to Admiral Howe's resignation of
his military commission immediately following the 1778 battle in
disgust at the Admiralty's handling of the war in North America.
King George III was himself gravely disappointed in Admiral Howe's
failure to destroy the French fleet in the waters outside Rhode
Island, at the same time the Dutch people were delighted in 1780 at
the departure of such a fearsome foe as Admiral Howe from the
English Navy, as the Dutch and English, while still allies, were
clearly on a collision course for war. The pale yellow obverse has
faint scratches visible with a glass, while the reverse is
olive-brown with splashes of yellow. Census (including those
certified as copper): 1 in 58; 11 finer (10/19). Listed on page 52
of the 2020 Guide Book.Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AUM, PCGS# 587, Greysheet# 396)
Auction Info
2019 December 5-7 US Coins Signature Auction - Dallas #1302 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2019
5th-7th
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