Lot 1992
Great Britain. 1758 Louisbourg Taken Medal. Bronze 40.9 mm, 440 grains. B-411; MI-407. Mint State 60 with prooflike surfaces. Usual rim break at K12 to K3 on the reverse is present. Bies by I. Kirk. Unusually heavy for this scarce issue. Natural planchet fissures at K6-K7 on obverse. The La Riviere specimen sold by Stack's on 6/04, also Mint State with glossy surfaces, realized $1265.
Commemorates the taking of the French-controlled fortress and town of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia in 1758. Originally captured by British colonists in New England in 1745 to quell French aggression towards their fishing operations off the coast of Newfoundland, the fortress was inexplicably returned to the French via the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. British forces later realized that Louisbourg under French control greatly restricted the movement of the Royal Navy in the St. Lawrence River and decided to take the fortress.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300.
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| Realized $891 |
