Spring 2024 Auction – 25 - 28 March 2024
Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency, Physical Cryptocurrency
Part 2: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 27.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 27.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 27.03.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 28.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 28.03.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Th, 28.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Description
1783 Freedom of the Seas Jeton. Betts-unlisted, Lecompte-210a. Silver, 30 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).
173.0 grains. Reeded edge. While unlisted in Betts, this jeton is often included in collections of early American medals; it was also listed in Medina's reference on early American medals ( Medallas Europeas Relativas a América, 1924) as number 290. Frosty and lustrous with attractive mottled silver gray toning that deepens at the rims, hosting highlights of green, gold, and pastel blue. A little area of darker toning above and below DE on the reverse is noted but non-problematic. A very attractive example of this historic jeton from the end of the American Revolution.
From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Jim King at a ca. 1980 Greater New York (AINA) Convention. Mr. Margolis believed this may be the Medina specimen.
Estimate: $500
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Bidding
| Price realized | 650 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 500 USD |
