The November 2006 Baltimore Auction Session One
Auction # 13000 - Closed 11/9/2006 2:00 PM PT.
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Lot # 18
17th-Century? Raleigh Plantation Medal Unlisted in Betts VG Detail.
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Final Bid $1,093.00
Description: 131.1 grains. Struck on brass? Another example of an unlisted Betts variety of the Raleigh Plantation Token, this one possibly similar to the piece that Betts referred to as listed in the obscure German reference. This token has the exact inscriptions and devices as listed under Betts-15, i.e. On the obverse: the legend AS SOONE AS WE TO BEE BEGUNN : WE DID BEGIN TO BE UNDONN, and the device of a full-blown rose upon a dual-petalled stem within two circles; on the reverse a person reclining left upon a large skull, with a rose growing at his/her feet, and a house with three gables in the distance. However, just as in the unlisted Betts variety preceding lot, there is a serpent chasing his tail encircling the reverse this token's design. Therefore, this is another another opportunity to examine a possible variant on the standard Betts-15 Raleigh Plantation Token. This coin is struck on a rude, seemingly brass planchet that appears to have been cleaned long ago. The edges are rough and striated, there is a rather sizable as-made imperfection at 10 o'clock on the reverse rim, and some of the detail has been worn away through a combination of strike weakness, a hard planchet, and general use. Therefore, please examine this piece closely, for we offer yet another unusual and uncommonly encountered item of colonial and numismatic interest.


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