1783 Peace of Versailles "Libertas Americana" Medal. Betts-608. Silver. MS-61 (PCGS).
45 mm. The surfaces are mostly light silver-gray, with a good deal of lively luster and some reflectivity remaining on both sides. The obverse shows a scattering of light dark specks, visible under a glass but inconsequential otherwise. The peripheries are toned dusky gray and gold; the reverse is particularly attractive. Some light hairlines are seen on both sides, but there are no major marks. This medal is typically encountered in white metal and is extremely elusive in silver. Ford owned exactly one, a pretty piece that brought $9,775 in 2006 and resold for $15,275 in January 2013. Newman's showed major wear and still brought $3,818. Choice examples of this issue in silver are outnumbered by those with major issues.
From the Martin Logies Collection. Earlier ex Charles Kirtley, April 2001; our sale of the John Sallay Collection, November 2016 Baltimore Auction, lot 70.

Estimate: $1000