(1840-44) Token HT-259 Gilt Brass, Doremus Suydam & Nixon NY MS(PCGS#77251)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

336

等级

AU Details

价格

3,388

详细说明

New York--New York. Undated (1840-1844) Doremus, Suydam & Nixon. HT-259, Low-245B, W-NY-440-65b. Rarity-6. Gilt Brass. Plain Edge. 27.3 mm. AU Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS). Medal alignment. A rare variety of Doremus, Suydam & Nixon token, this is only the third example from the HT-259/259A dies that we can recall offering in recent years. A boldly defined piece with minimal wear and no significant marks, both sides exhibit mottled flint gray and pale rose highlights to dominant brassy-gold patina. The surfaces have a curious texture -- a mix of glossy and matte qualities -- that explains the PCGS qualifier. HT-259 and HT-259A share the same dies, the former struck on 27.3 mm gilt brass planchets, the latter on slightly smaller (26.5 mm) brass flans. Mr. Ford had one of each, both NGC-certified AU Details with obverse damage and graffiti, respectively. Both varieties were missing from Dice-Hicks. Clearly this is an elusive variety at all levels of preservation, and the present example is sure to see spirited bidding. Provenance: Ex Mad Money (New Jersey), August 12, 1983; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. The plate token for the HT-259A variety (the brass counterpart to HT-259) in the 2015 Whitman Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensby Q. David Bowers. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.