1837 Token HT-192 Copper, A.C. Smith Haselton & Palmer NH, BN MS(PCGS#77553)

1837 Token HT-192 Copper, A.C. Smith Haselton & Palmer NH, BN MS (PCGS#77553)

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

详细说明: New Hampshire--Dover. 1837 Haselton & Palmer / A.C. Smith. HT-192 and 193, Low-131, W-NH-100-10a. Rarity-4. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. AU-55 (PCGS). Coin alignment. A predominantly autumn-brown example with light marbling of copper-gray on both sides. the satiny surfaces are smooth and hard with a bold strike and only a few inconsequential marks scattered about. Inasmuch as tokens of this HT number carry advertisements for Haselton & Palmer (obverse) and A.C. Smith (reverse), they may have been issued as a joint venture by the two firms. Bowers (2015) believes that the maker was R. & W. Robinson of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Scarcer than the Rarity-2 rating in Rulau might suggest, this variety is particularly elusive in AU and Mint State. Most are VF or EF. The Dice-Hicks specimen cataloged as Very Choice Uncirculated, a noteworthy exception. The Ford specimen was AU, similar to that offered here. Provenance: Ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.