1834 Token HT-157 Copper S.B. Schenck MA, BN MS(PCGS#77635)

1834 Token HT-157 Copper S.B. Schenck MA, BN MS (PCGS#77635)

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

详细说明: Massachusetts--Attleboro. 1834 S.B. Schenck / W.P. Haskins. HT-157 and 362, Low-80, W-MA-040-25a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm--Overstruck on an Off Center HT-150--VF-35 (PCGS). Coin alignment. A most unusual item, this piece is overstruck on an off center H M & E I Richards token, HT-510. Remnants of the undertype are plainly evident at the right obverse border of the primary strike, where portions of the lower reverse inscriptions of HT-150 are legible, and on the reverse of the primary strike, where patience will reveal much of the outline of the standing figure rotated nearly 180 degree in relation to the HT-157 impression. The primary strike itself is off center to the upper right obverse and lower right reverse, the border incomplete on both sides, but most major design elements discernible. Blended golden-brown and medium copper patina with a minor flan flaw (as made) at 1 o'clock relative to the obverse, scattered light handling marks on both sides. An oddity -- and also a rarity due to the striking errors -- this fascinating token will serve as an interesting conversation piece for the Hard Times enthusiast. HT-157 is also attributed as HT-362, the variety a muling of dies for S.B. Schenck of Attleboro, Massachusetts and W.P. Haskins of Troy, New York. Provenance: Ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum, estate, 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.