BETTS PERIOD OF DISCOVERY MEDALS

   

In Stack's Bowers Galleries upcoming auction of the E Pluribus Unum Collection, Part 3, we will offer 36 Betts Medals, as listed in American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals. These medals are interesting artifacts that document the past and allow us to relive history. As the Preface of the book states: "Medals are original documents in metal. In studying them we study history at its source. As contributions to the knowledge of the history of portraiture, dress and habits; as indices of then existing information in architecture, geography and the natural sciences; and as a means of restoring the knowledge of structures long destroyed, the aid of Medals is not to be over estimated." In short, C. Wyllys Betts thought that collecting medals as a source of historical documentation was important. As the E Pluribus Unum Collection, Part 3 approaches, we encourage you to consider the history that you can acquire. Not only are you purchasing a key medal for your collection, but you are purchasing original historical records of the past.

This week, we are featuring the first 33 Betts Medals, as listed in C. Wyllys Betts' original book. These first 33 medals are considered the Period of Discovery and cover the dates of 1556 to 1631. The medals shown here are historical auction records from past auctions at Stack's Bowers Galleries.

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1559? Philip II, King of the New World, Peace of Cambrai????? 

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1581 Spain As The Mistress 

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1596? American Commerce, Commerce of West Frisia and Holland

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1602? Holland Rivals Spain for the New World?

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1628? Capture of the Spanish Treasure Fleet in the Bay of Mantanzas, Cuba?

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1628??? Capture of the Spanish Silver by Peter Heyn?

To read the complete article, see:
An Archive of Betts Medals Reviewed in Advance of the E Pluribus Unum Collection (https://www.stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=stacks-bowers-historical-archive-betts-medals)

To view the sale, see:
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/auctions/3-TWME2/the-november-2021-baltimore-auction-session-1-the-e-pluribus-unum-collection-part-3-peace-medals-washingtoniana-colonial-copies-lots-10001-10355

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