(1834-9) Token HT-302 Brass Edwin Parmele NY MS(PCGS#77270)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

370

等级

MS62

价格

80,467

详细说明

Very Rare HT-302 Edwin Parmele Saloon Token Finest of Just Seven Examples Confirmed The Only Mint State Specimen New York--New York. Undated (1834-1839) Edwin Parmele. HT-302, Low-268, W-NY-860-10b. Rarity-7+. Brass. Plain Edge. 18.5 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). Medal alignment. A gorgeous Mint State example that ranks as the finest known for this elusive and conditionally challenging HT number. Warmly patinated in antique brassy-gold, the surfaces also sport full luster in a soft satin texture. Striking detail is bold to sharp from a well centered impression, the in hand appearance uncommonly smooth for the assigned grade. A few faint carbon flecks are evident on the reverse, light spot at the lower left border on the same side. One of many highly significant offerings from the Q. David Bowers Collection, and sure to see spirited bidding at auction. Russell Rulau (Standard Catalog of Hard Times Tokens: 1832-1844, 2001) knew of only four examples of this variety. By the time Q. David Bowers penned his Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensfor Whitman in 2015, the number had risen to six. The specimen offered here is the seventh of which we are currently aware and, as above, it is the finest known. The roster of confirmed examples ranges in grade from MS-62 to Fine: 1 - PCGS MS-62. Ex Joe Boesl, August 1992; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013, Q. David Bowers. The present example, and the plate token for the variety in the 2015 Whitman Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensby Q. David Bowers. This piece is likely the "Unc. specimen sold in Orlando, Fla. about 1994 for $5000," per Rulau. 2- NGC AU-50. Ex Joe Levine, June 7, 1977; our sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XXIII, August 2013, lot 22297. 3 - "High grade, perhaps AU"(per Bowers). The American Numismatic Society Collection. 4 - NGC AU Details. Ex F.C.C. Boyd; our sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XXIII, August 2013, lot 22298. Holed at top. 5 -Very Fine Details. Ex Otto T. Sghia; Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.'s Landmark Sale, March 1976, lot 869. Planchet cracks. 6 - Very Fine Details. Ex Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.'s Sale 60, June 1996, lot 15; Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.'s sale of the Sara Hinckley Collection, November 2006, lot 116; our (Stack's) sale of the Collections of James E. Dice & M. Lamar Hicks, July 2008, lot 3277; our (Stack's) Americana Sale of January 2009, lot 5907. Deep obverse dig. 7 - Fine. Ex American Art Association Galleries' sale of 1886, lot 335. Historic auction appearances, perhaps earlier offerings of one or more of the specimens listed above, include: A - Ex Bangs, Merwin & Co.'s sale of the Benjamin Hines Collection, January 1863, lot 1658. B - Ex W. Elliott Woodward's sale of the Levick Collection, 1884, lot 344. C - Ex Lyman H. Low's sale of the Benjamin Betts Collection, January 1898. Bowers' (2015) description of Edwin Parmele's business for Whitman reads: "Edwin Parmele kept a tavern and a bowling hall at 340 Pearl St., corner of Dover St., circa 1834 to 1839. He is QUITE COMFORTABLE holding his wine glass -- one of the most appealing and sought-after tokens in the Hard Times series. In 1842 he was at the Bowery Cottage, 298 Bowery." Provenance: Ex Joe Boesl, August 1992; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. The plate token for the variety in the 2015 Whitman Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensby Q. David Bowers. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.