1864 NY 3C Feuchtwanger's Composition Eagle, HT-267 MS(PCGS#20003)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2229

等级

MS64

价格

58,355

详细说明

Significant Near-Gem 1864 Feuchtwanger Three Cents Tied for Finest Certified at PCGS New York--New York. 1864 Lewis Feuchtwanger. Fuld-630X-1j, HT-267. Rarity-7. German Silver. Reeded Edge. MS-64 (PCGS). 25 mm. This example offers extraordinary quality and eye appeal for a scarce and intriguing Feuchtwanger issue. Satiny surfaces are predominantly silver-gray in appearance, with subtle semi-reflectivity in the fields around some of the design elements. Blushes of pale pink iridescence are evident at direct lighting angles, especially in and around the central reverse. Fully defined from a well centered impression, the eye appeal is strong and the appearance is smooth enough to suggest an even higher grade. Chemist, metallurgist and merchant Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger was born in Furth, Bavaria on January 11, 1805. He graduated from the University of Jena in 1827, and came to the United States in 1829. Settling in New York City, he opened the first German pharmacy and imported medicine, apparatus, chemicals and other items from his native country. His store cards from the Hard Times era are well known among numismatists, during which time he tried to persuade Congress to adopt Feuchtwanger's composition (i.e., German silver) for our nation's coinage. The 1864 three-cent token, offered here, was produced as a numismatic rarity and did not see commercial use. PCGS Population: 8; 0 finer. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.