"1666" AE Medal Betts-42 PE, St. Kitts, BN MS(PCGS#613484)
"1666" AE Medal Betts-42 PE, St. Kitts, BN MS (PCGS#613484)
Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1010
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 3,352
- 详细说明
- 41.3 mm. 448.6 grains. Plain edge. Choice chocolate brown with smooth fields and a few hints of mint color here and there. Some scattered marks are seen, as is a very subtle old stain in the right obverse field, but the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. This is a different obverse than any of Ford's medals (5) or those in the Adams sale (3). The number of obverse dies used on this variety underscores the length of time these were struck and how few pieces must have been struck every time this reverse was married to an obverse to create a small inventory of these for the Paris Mint to sell. This medal remains pretty scarce, but the reacquisition of St. Christopher (also known as St. Kitts) by the French West India Company from the Order of Saint John (i.e. the Knights of Malta) must have been a popular historical moment to remember. This piece is prettier than most of these.