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(1781) Libertas Americana Medal, Copper, MS64+ Brown NGC. Betts-615, Loubat-14....
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Description
Original Libertas Americana Medal in Copper
Loubat-14, Betts-615, MS64+ Brown
(1781) Libertas Americana Medal, Copper, MS64+ Brown NGC.
Betts-615, Loubat-14. According to Joseph Loubat's Medallic
History of the United States of America, 1776-1876 (Vol. 1),
the Libertas Americana medal was "ordered by [Benjamin] Franklin,
in commemoration of the surrenders of Lieutenant-General Burgoyne
and of General Lord Cornwallis." The medals were struck at the
Paris Mint beginning in March and April of 1781. Production
continued intermittently through 1793. It is believed that all
told, 200 pieces were struck in copper, 60 to 80 in silver, plus
two in gold that have been lost to time. Perhaps 100 to 125 of the
copper representatives survive, and this near-Gem undoubtedly ranks
among the better available examples. Clean glossy brown surfaces
are remarkably preserved and show only a few tiny specks of carbon
on the obverse.From The Del Mar Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# DRPN, PCGS# 151815, Greysheet# 200006)
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Auction Info
2023 August 15 - 20 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1364 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2023
15th-20th
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