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Electronic Auction 538  10 May 2023
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Lot 819

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 375 USD
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The Treaty of Paris and American Independence. Cast PB Medal (46mm, 35.02 g, 12h). Paris mint. By Dupré. Dated 4 July 1776, 17 October 1777, and 19 October 1781. A later cast. LIBERTAS · AMERICANA ·, head of liberty left; liberty cap on pole over right shoulder; in exergue, 4 JUIL · 1776 · / NON SINE DIIS ANIMOSUS INFANS · (The infant is not bold without divine aid), infant United States seated left in cradle, holding two serpents (representing the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown), and being protected by France standing right, holding spear and shield, from lion leaping left; in exergue, 17 OCT · 1777 ·/ 19 1781 ·. For original: Betts 615. For a similar lead cast from a different host: Stack's Bowers & Ponterio (14 June 2022), lot 1018. Scratches. VF.
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