1835 Token HT-434 Copper Gustin & Blake VT, BN MS(PCGS#629438)

1835 Token HT-434 Copper Gustin & Blake VT, BN MS (PCGS#629438)

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

详细说明: Vermont--Chelsea. 1835 Gustin & Blake. HT-434, Low-176, W-VT-010-11a. Rarity-5. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm--Obverse Double Struck--AU-53 (PCGS). Coin alignment. The later state of Gustin & Blake token, HT-434 is struck from a slightly retouched reverse die that is most readily identifiable by the addition of small feet at the base of the letters TI in TIN and the left base of the letter W in WARE joining the central dot. This is a particularly intriguing example, the obverse double struck with considerable rotation between impressions. Close inspection reveals remnants of the words COPPER, SHEET and WORKERS from the first impression in the center of the primary strike. The reverse does not appear to be overstruck, but it does show evidence of strike doubling to many of the letters. Dark copper-brown, rims possibly upset later. Tokens of this variety are not things of beauty, struck from crudely executed dies on poor planchets as they were, but they are highly desirable to specialists due to their scarcity. The overstrike adds further appeal for the present example, as does the Ford provenance. Provenance: Ex F.C.C. Boyd estate; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IV, June 2004, lot 317; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.