Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2024 Auction  –  25 - 28 March 2024

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2024 Auction

Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency, Physical Cryptocurrency

Part 1: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
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Description

1782 Treaty of Commerce Between Holland and the United States Medal. Betts-605. Silver, 34 mm. AU-58 (PCGS).

213.2 grains. Darker gray peripheral toning frames reflective brilliant silver gray centers. A light golden tone is seen at a certain angle on both sides. Sharp and appealing with excellent eye appeal despite light hairlines on both sides. A few little marks are seen, including a vertical abrasion beneath JVNCTAE. An extremely popular Betts number from a short but highly collectible series of medals celebrating the Dutch-American relationship at the end of the American Revolution, a key historical moment that saw John Adams' greatest era of leadership and diplomacy.

From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Superior Stamp and Coin's 1976 COIN auction, June 1976, lot 1855.

Estimate: $800

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Price realized 1'500 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 800 USD
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