1755 Franco-American Jeton. The Argonauts and the Golden Fleece. Lecompte-150, Betts-390, Breton-515, Frossard-36. Copper. Plain Edge. AU-55 (PCGS). 29 mm. Coin alignment. A handsome, fully original example with blushes of steel-olive to dominant autumn-brown patina. Traces of ancient surface build up are associated with some of the deeper color, although these features do not detract from the medals appearance in hand. The reverse legend and imagery takes its inspiration from the classics, depicting the vessel of Jason and his Argonauts but with a beaver pelt in place of the Golden Fleece. The legend, translated as "not less valuable than the golden one" drives home the point that riches were to be had in Canadas fur trade.
