(1720) Medal Betts-121A, MS Share Price

Coin Details

Description

Betts-121A records the Mississippi Scheme share price, providing a specific financial data point preserved in medallic form. This medal documents the actual or satirical valuation of shares in John Law's Compagnie du Mississippi, which controlled French colonial trade and territory in the Americas. The "MS Share Price" in the title refers to Mississippi Scheme shares that rose from their par value of 500 livres to over 18,000 livres at their peak before crashing back to near worthlessness. Betts-121A preserves this financial history in metal, serving as a permanent record of one of the most dramatic speculative episodes in economic history. The Mississippi Bubble of 1720 was one of the three great financial manias of the early modern period, alongside the South Sea Bubble in England and the Tulip Mania in the Netherlands. The medal's specific focus on share price makes it an unusually direct document of financial history, valued by collectors of both numismatic and economic historical material.

Rarity Notes

Rare Mississippi Bubble financial record medal. Unusual subject matter adds collector interest. Scarce.

Cross References

Betts-121A; PCGS #966046