1746 Silver Medal Betts-383, Annapolis Tuesday Club

Coin Details

Description

This silver medal, Betts-383, commemorates the Annapolis Tuesday Club around 1746. The Annapolis Tuesday Club was one of the most prominent social and intellectual organizations in colonial Maryland, active from 1745 to 1756. Founded by Dr. Alexander Hamilton (not the later Treasury Secretary), the club met weekly for discussion, music, and conviviality. This medal documents the cultural life of colonial America during the mid-eighteenth century, providing evidence that sophisticated social institutions existed in the colonial Chesapeake region. The quality of die engraving on the finest Betts medals rivals the best European artistic production of their respective periods, with master medalists achieving remarkable detail in portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes. The Annapolis Tuesday Club medal is one of the few Betts medals directly associated with domestic colonial American cultural life rather than military or diplomatic events.

Rarity Notes

Very rare. One of the earliest medals connected to American cultural institutions.

Cross References

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