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Franco-American (Seven Years War) silver jeton, 1754, Louis XV, beavers, engraver signature JCR belo

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Franco-American (Seven Years War) silver jeton, 1754, Louis XV, beavers, engraver signature JCR belo
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Franco-American (Seven Years War) silver jeton, 1754, Louis XV, beavers, engraver signature JCR below bust, reeded edge, rare, ex-Adams, ex-Baker. Breton-514 for type; Frossard-32; Wilson obv A. 6.05 grams. Richly rainbow-toned AU+ with underlying luster. The script monogram JCR below the king's draped, armored bust stands for engraver Joseph Charles Roettiers; on the reverse, which features beavers inside legend reading NON INFERIA METALLIS ("not inferior to precious metals"), the engraver's initials C.N.R. for Charles Norbert Roettiers appear below maize stalks. This issue visually represents the fur trade, which so dominated the country when these jetons were issued during the Seven Years' War, which ended with British conquest in 1760. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens, and to the John Adams Collection.