(1792) AE Token Washington Born Virginia, BN MS(PCGS#723)

(1792) AE Token Washington Born Virginia, BN MS (PCGS#723)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

详细说明: (1792) Washington Born Virginia. Baker-60, W-10730. Rarity-6. GENERAL OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES Reverse. Copper. VF-35 (PCGS). 179.02 grains. Deep chocolate brown surfaces are none the worse for wear with a solid overall appearance unhindered by readily seen blemishes. Low magnification reveals some scattered marks but nothing of significance. <strong>Breen-1239, second reverse die, </strong>1775 immediately below ICAN in legend, G and L of GENERAL somewhat distant from the rim. The present piece is not only choice for its grade, but it is also choice in its provenance, dating back as it does over a century to the Harlan P. Smith and F.C.C. Boyd collections. Well worth a premium bid.<br /> <br /> Interestingly enough, Ted Craige used an old-time style of reckoning of rarity as used in the Dalton and Hamer reference on Conder tokens -- on this particular coin's envelope he had written "RRR," signifying great rarity. In the United States this shorthand was picked up by Walter Breen and John Ford for use in New Netherlands Coin Company auction catalogs beginning in the 1950s. It never really caught on and today it is hardly ever employed.