1781 Death of Admiral Crul at Saint Eustatius Medal. Betts-581. Silver, 45 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). 468.9 grains. Dusky silver gray with some darker toning at peripheries and around devices, laid over lustrous and reflective fields. Very well detailed, even at the highest relief of Cruls lifelike portrait. Choice in appearance and problem free but for the usual light hairlines, well hidden over the nice old toning. The legend on the reverse of this medal is a classic among memorial medals: "Inferior in strength but not in valor." Syd Martins flashy PCGS MS-62 brought $1,920 in our November 2023 sale. From the Richard Margolis Collection. Earlier from Spink & Sons Sale 67, November 1988, lot 548.