Early American and Betts Medals

1754 Franco-American Jeton. Busy Beavers. By Charles Norbert Roettier. Breton-514, Raymond A. Silver. Reeded Edge. Extremely Fine, Lightly Cleaned.

28.7 mm. 93.52 grains. Obv: Bust of Louis XV right, wearing sash over armor. Rev: Two beavers building a dam, sugar cane behind, legend NON INFERIORA METALLIS above. Boldly defined overall, wispy hairlines and a touch of glossiness to the texture point to a long-ago cleaning. Both sides are retoning nicely at the borders.

Estimate: $ 600