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<B>1781 Libertas Americana Medal MS63 Uncertified.</B></I> Betts-515. Bronze. 48 mm. 45 grams. Plain edge. Obverse: Liberty faces left with pole and cap behind her, the inspiration for the 1793 U.S. half cent obverse. Reverse: France defends toddler America from the English lion. The three dates on the medal refer to the Declaration of Independence (4 JUIL. 1776) and the U.S. military victories at Saratoga (17 OCT. 1777) and Yorktown (19 OCT. 1781). From the original dies. The medal was commissioned and distributed by Benjamin Franklin, engraved by Augustin Dupre, and struck at the Paris Mint. This beautiful chocolate-brown example has smooth, gently prooflike fields and intricately detailed devices. A whisper of peripheral obverse gray debris only confirms its originality. Included with the lot is an old collector's cardboard ticket with verbose French notations.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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Orange County Convention Center, North/South Building, Room 230 A,B, 9860 Universal Blvd., Orlando, Florida, United States
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