1759 Guadeloupe Taken Medal. Betts-417. Copper, 39.8 mm. MS-64 RB (PCGS). 448.6 grains. A spectacular example of this attractive SPAC medal, patterned after ancient coins (especially the Judea Capta series) as a contemporary celebration of major victories of the Seven Years War. Rich mint color blends into mellowed but lustrous brown fields. Some hairlines are noted, chiefly on the obverse, but the visual appeal is outstanding. Guadeloupe may not seem historically important today, but in this era it was such a profit base as a sugar colony that France essentially traded the whole of Canada to keep it in their empire after the Treaty of Paris in 1763. PCGS# 921155. <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 our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 115.
