1834 Token HT-150 Copper H M & E I Richards MA, RB MS(PCGS#77999)

1834 Token HT-150 Copper H M & E I Richards MA, RB MS (PCGS#77999)

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

详细说明: Massachusetts--Attleboro. 1834 H.M. & E.I. Richards. HT-150, Low-83, W-MA-010-10a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. MS-64+ RB (PCGS). Coin alignment, the reverse rotated nearly 45 degrees clockwise, a feature shared by the Dice-Hicks specimen. Phenomenal quality for this HT number, the reverse retains at least 80% of the original mint red with iridescent gray-brown toning radiating out from the center. The obverse has similar bright rose-red color around the periphery and outlining the standing figure, the open field on that side warmly toned in gray-brown. Lovely satin surfaces are hard, tight, and appear smooth enough to support a full Gem grade. This is the finest example of the type that we can ever recall handling, far superior to the Dice-Hicks and Ford specimens. A glorious near-Gem bound for another leading cabinet of Hard Times pieces. Provenance: Ex Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.'s sale of May 1974, lot 105; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.