1778-1779 (ca. 1780) Rhode Island Ship Medal. Betts-562, W-1730. Without Wreath Below Ship. Brass. AU Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 160.3 grains. 32.2 mm. Deep chocolate-brown with fine granularity visible, most prominent around design elements. Even in appearance and very attractive, with good detail and no contact defects on either side. The removal of VLUGTENDE is a bit shallow, leaving the base of the "g" visible. A very handsome piece, with no bad corrosion or loss of detail, just some fairly standard oxidation. PCGS# 588. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Kennedy (Springfield, VA), November 1995.
