(1835) Token HT-371 Copper J. & C. Peck NY MS(PCGS#77546)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

407

等级

XF45

价格

5,506

详细说明

New York--Troy. Undated (1835) J. & C. Peck / N. Starbuck & Son. HT-371, Low-284C, W-NY-1720-20a. Rarity-5. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. EF-45 (PCGS). Coin alignment, offset 45 degrees counterclockwise. Irregularly struck, as these always seem to be, the obverse is softly defined over the upper right, reverse over the lower half. Other areas are suitably bold, the overall design readily appreciable despite the aforementioned softness. Obverse generally well centered, reverse drawn to the upper left with the denticulation faint to absent from 9 to 12 o'clock. Handsome rose-brown patina, the surfaces a bit rough, yet with no individually mentionable blemishes. This variety is a muling of the J. & C. Peck obverse die with the reverse die of N. Starbuck & Son. Bowers (2015) speculates that, "As this token seems to have circulated by the thousands, and as the dies were made locally, probably the token was a cooperative venture between the two firms." Scarce, particularly in the finer circulated grades as most survivors are well worn, if not also impaired. Missing from Ford, the Dice-Hicks specimen (which is also the Rulau plate token) is also Extremely Fine, and just marginally finer than the present example due to a slightly better strike. Provenance: Ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, October 24, 2013; Steve Hayden, November 2013. The plate token for the variety 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.