1837 Token HT-315 Copper Smith's Clock Establishment NY, BN MS(PCGS#77667)

1837 Token HT-315 Copper Smith's Clock Establishment NY, BN MS (PCGS#77667)

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

详细说明: New York--New York. 1837 Smith's Clock Establishment. HT-315, Low-136, W-NY-940-25a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Coin alignment, rotated a few degrees counterclockwise. Antique copper-brown toning overall with blue and violet accents. Traces of faded mint red survive on the obverse. Well struck, as usually seen, close examination finds only a nick or two from handling. Designs similar to that of HT-314 offered in the preceding lot, but from different dies -- here with small foliate ornaments flanking the business address on the reverse. Elusive in Mint State, as are all varieties of Smith's Clock Establishment's tokens. Other notable Uncirculated pieces of this particular HT number include the primary Ford and Dice-Hicks specimens. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Philadelphia Americana Sale of September 2009, lot 7168; our Baltimore Auction of March 2014, lot 205. Click here for certification details from PCGS.