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1701 Medal John Law, Credit is Dead, Silver, Betts-115var, AU53 PCGS....
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Description
1701 Credit is Dead Medal, AU53
Betts-115 Variant, Silver
1701 Medal John Law, Credit is Dead, Silver, Betts-115var, AU53
PCGS. 26.3 mm. This is cataloged as "Betts-115var" and is one
of many variants to this design that are all described by John W.
Adams in The Medals Concerning John Law and the Mississippi
System (published in 2005). The date of 1701 appears in Roman
numerals at the bottom of the figure's coat as MDCCI, although
Betts wrote that the figure was an error for MCCCXX. Christopher R.
McDowell writes in The Early Betts Medal Companion that
Betts made several errors concerning this medal.While not directly related to the series of John Law medals, this piece is typically associated with those medals. Delicate reddish-gold and pale blue toning appear on the antique gray surfaces of this example that shows the typical marks of light handling over more than three centuries.
Ex: Henry Christensen (9/1967), lot 291; John J. Ford, Jr. (Stack's, 1/2006), lot 583; Skyler Liechty Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2023), lot 2002.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 921087)
Auction Info
2026 March 26 - 28 US Coins Signature® Auction #1391 (go to Auction Home page)
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