1758 Goree Taken Medal. MI 691/415. Silver, 39.5 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). 331.1 grains. Edge lettered AUGUSTUS KEPPEL COMMANDING. Part of Pingos classically inspired SPAC (Royal Society of Arts) series to mark victories of the Seven Years War, this piece is related to several popular Betts types (Louisbourg Taken, Quebec Taken, Montreal Taken, Canada Subdued, etc.) though it is not listed in Betts itself. Rich golden, russet, and olive tones surround design elements on a lustrous backdrop of reflective antique silver gray. Superb visual appeal, lively and original with only trivial evidence of handling. Goree, on the Senegalese coast, was an enormous and highly profitable slave trading center at the opening of the harbor of Dakar. It was under French control for most of the 17th through 20th centuries. PCGS# 921148. <strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong> From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Sothebys sale of July 1987, lot 216; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 128; our (Coin Galleries) sale of December 2008, lot 1618.
