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(1782) Medal Libertas Americana Copper MS63 Brown NGC. CAC. Betts-615, Loubat-14....

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(1782) Libertas Americana Medal
Betts-615, Glossy MS63 Brown, CAC

(1782) Medal Libertas Americana Copper MS63 Brown NGC. CAC. Betts-615, Loubat-14. If ever there was a diplomat who could win over the French, placate the British, and at the same time inflame the patriotic fervor of America, it was Benjamin Franklin. The Libertas Americana medal could not be dismissed because of its beauty, and it enamored dignitaries on both sides of the ocean. Noted French medallist Augustin Dupré engraved the dies after artist Espirit-Antoine Gibelin sketched the concept. No doubt, Benjamin Franklin had his say in the final design.

This is the only CAC-endorsed bronze Libertas Americana medal at the MS63 level. Glossy, mahogany brown color gives this piece tremendous eye appeal, while a few subtle marks -- a tiny one on the obverse near L in LIBERTAS, and a few tiny tics in the reverse field above the lion -- are visible under a loupe to account for the assigned grade. Listed on page 92 of the 2020 Guide Book, which estimates just 100 to 125 bronze medals survive. NGC Census: 7 in 63 Brown, 9 finer (7/19).
From The Poulos Family Collection, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# DRPN, PCGS# 151815, Greysheet# 200006)

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2019 September 5 - 8 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach #1299 (go to Auction Home page)
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September, 2019
5th-8th Thursday-Sunday
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