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1596 Medal "Reopening Maritime Commerce," Silver, Betts-16B, VF30 PCGS....

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1596 Betts-16B Medal, VF30
Dutch 'Reopening Maritime Commerce'
Ex: Sydney F. Martin

1596 Medal "Reopening Maritime Commerce," Silver, Betts-16B, VF30 PCGS. Ex: Sydney F. Martin Collection. Mustard and steel-gray surfaces contain a hint of rose and display grade-appropriate abrasions. This medal, struck on a massive 52.2mm double taler planchet, commemorated the inroads made by the Netherlands in New World trade, particularly with the Portugese before the tensions that led to the Dutch-Portuguese War. This particular die marriage, Betts-16B, bears the date 1596. Other die marriages bear no date or are dated 1594.
Ex: The Sydney F. Martin Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2023), lot 8006; Auction 327 (Keunker, 10/2019), lot 4661.
From The Costa Family Collection, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 613778)

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2026 January 14 - 17 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction #1390 (go to Auction Home page)
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15th Thursday 11:50 am CT
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