1782 Treaty of Commerce Between Holland and the United States Medal. Betts-604. Silver, 45 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).

432.3 grains. Beautiful lustrous surfaces show golden toning with violet and blue highlights over antique gray fields, a bit lighter on the reverse. Sharp, reflective, and attractive, with a world class provenance. Subtle hairlines are seen, but the appearance is bright, crisp, and original. This large format Betts-604 has the same design and commemorates the same event as the smaller Betts-605, but this seems much scarcer in the marketplace.

From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from the Charles I. Bushnell Collection; S. Hudson and Henry Chapman's sale of the Bushnell Collection, June 1882, lot 299; T. Harrison Garrett Collection; Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu's sale of the Garrett Collection, Part III, March 1985 (sold, never paid for); World-Wide Numismatics, November 1987; Phil Keller Collection; acquired September 1994.

Estimate: $1000