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1781 Libertas Americana Medal MS61 Brown NGC....
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$11,500.00
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Description
Famous Libertas Americana Medal
Uncirculated, Struck in Bronze, Betts-615
1781 Libertas Americana Medal MS61 Brown NGC. Betts-615.
Bronze. 47.78mm. The most famous of all Betts medals, and perhaps
the most historically significant, since the obverse motif inspired
the Liberty Cap design of the 1793 half cent. Benjamin Franklin
commissioned the Libertas Americana medal while conducting
diplomacy in France.The Paris Mint struck the medal from dies engraved by Alexander Dupre. The obverse features a youthful bust of Liberty facing left. Her hair flows freely. A Liberty cap, supported by a pole, ascends behind her. On the reverse, France as Athena defends the infant America from an aggressive English lion. This leaves America able to vanquish two snakes, which represent the military victories of Saratoga and Yorktown.
The present satiny chocolate-brown representative has an exemplary strike and no indication of wear. Inspection beneath a loupe reveals a few unimportant field marks. The die break on the obverse rim near 7 o'clock is diagnostic for the issue. An important addition to a collection of Early Americana.
Auction Info
2009 March Baltimore, MD Signature US Coin Auction #1126 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
March, 2009
28th-31st
Saturday-Tuesday
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