1690 Quebec Preserved Medal. Betts-69. Bronze. MS-64 BN (PCGS).

1690 Quebec Preserved Medal. Betts-69. Bronze. MS-64 BN (PCGS). 41.0 mm. Betts-69 was struck using several different obverse dies; this one has a short, sharp indent at the midpoint of the bust truncation and a single upturned hair curl at the front of the neck. Frosty to semi-reflective surfaces are mostly chestnut and autumn-orange brown on the obverse, revers a bit more warmly patinated in olive-brown. This piece shows unusually good eye appeal for this important type, represented by Betts numbers 68 through 73. Though a French medal on a Canadian subject, the commemorated event is thoroughly American: the 1690 attack was not from England but from Massachusetts, with the invading force consisting entirely of colonists under the command of Sir William Phips. Phips, the hero of the salvage expedition commemorated by Betts-67, became the first royal governor of Massachusetts in 1692 and oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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