Watch List notes:

FRANCE:LOT of 4 French American Colonial 29mm jetons, 1) LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS, laureate, cuirassed bust facing right, signed FM (Francois Marteau) under the neck // NON VILIUS AUREO, galley sailing right with beaver pelt hanging from the main mast (based on the Galley of the Argonauts returning with Golden fleece), in exergue: COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1755. (French Colonies in America 1755), Paris mint restrike with cornucopia and 1ARGENT on plain edge, Breton-515, Betts-390, 2) LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS, laureate bust facing right, signed FM (Francois Marteau) under the neck // UTRIQUE FACIT COMMERCIA MUNDO (He makes commerce for both worlds), Mercury flying left over the water with caduceus in right hand, signed by Roettiers, in exergue: COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1752. (French Colonies in America 1752), Paris mint restrike with cornucopia and 1ARGENT on plain edge, Breton-512, Betts-386, 3) PROTEGIT ET PASCIT, Native Americans supporting crowned arms, inscription above, date below, D.V. on design elements // UTRIQUE FACIT COMMERCIA MUNDO (He makes commerce for both worlds), Mercury flying left over the water with caduceus in right hand, signed by Roettiers, in exergue: COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1752. (French Colonies in America 1752), Paris mint restrike with cornucopia and 1ARGENT on plain edge, Breton-511, Betts-387, and 4) LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS, laureate, bust facing right, wearing a lion skin on shoulders, signed M under the right shoulder // SATIS UNUS UTRIQUE (one is enough for both), sun shining on a map of both the eastern and western hemispheres, in exergue: COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1753. (French Colonies in America 1753), Paris mint restrike with cornucopia and 1ARGENT on plain edge, Breton 513; Betts 388, retail value $300, all in EF condition, lot of 4 medals. These jetons or medalets are official restrikes by the Paris mint from the series that was struck from 1751-1758, each year having an issue; they "advertised" the riches of the New World to potential settlers. The obverses usually honored the King and the reverse vignettes typically suggested the rich bounty of New France, showing crops and animals or pelts associated with the fur trade, tempting the emigration of French citizens to colonial America (Canada and the areas bordering the Mississippi River).

Estimate: 150-250 USD