(1838) Token HT-24 Copper Agriculture & Commerce, BN MS(PCGS#77216)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

245

等级

MS62BN

价格

5,929

详细说明

Undated (1838) Agriculture and Commerce. HT-24, Low-66, DeWitt-CE 1838-18, W-11-740a. Rarity-2. Copper. Plain Edge. 27.8 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Medal alignment. A fully original satiny piece with dominant golden-brown patina on both sides. The obverse periphery reveals faded reddish-rose undertones, while the reverse periphery retains flashes of bright pinkish-orange in the protected areas around some of the letters. This type is notorious for being softly struck, and the present example lacks finer detail to the cow's body, but the central obverse is quite bold with some finer detail evident in the ship's sails. Several faint, well scattered carbon flecks and a dull mark in the lower reverse field are the only impediments to a Choice Uncirculated grade. This curious type is a muling of two dies made by John Gibbs, a token manufacturer in Belleville, New Jersey. The ship die was probably made for use on a Canadian token, not located, but similar in style. The ship details are nearly identical with those on the 1841 Webster Constitutiontokens; the dies are probably from the same hand. The A FRIEND TO THE CONSTITUTION die with a cow probably reflects that agricultural interests (mentioned on the obverse) favored strict interpretation of the Constitution, unlike Jackson and Van Buren as viewed by their political adversaries. Survivors are typically Fine or VF, less of often EF, with higher grades rare. The primary Ford specimen was Mint State, although with minor rim problems, while the Dice-Hicks specimen was conservatively graded as Choice About Uncirculated and struck on a planchet with pale greenish-yellow color reminiscent of brass. This piece compares favorably to both, its level of preservation and eye appeal superior for this challenging type. Provenance: Ex Heilbronner, September 14, 1974; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.