1837 Token HT-317A Gilt Copper Smith's Clock Establishment NY MS(PCGS#77672)
1837 Token HT-317A Gilt Copper Smith's Clock Establishment NY MS (PCGS#77672)
November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 216
- 等级
- VF30
- 价格
- 2,190
- 详细说明
- New York--New York. 1837 Smith's Clock Establishment. HT-317A, Low-138A, W-NY-940-30a. Rarity-7 or 8. Gilt Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. VF-30 (NGC). Coin alignment. A predominantly medium brown example that retains ample remnants of gilding in the protected areas around the design elements, especially those on the reverse. Sharply defined at the middle reaches of the numismatic grading scale with a pleasingly smooth appearance in hand. According to Q. David Bowers in his 2015 Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensfor Whitman, originally gilt examples of this type (HT-317A, as here) are "R-7 or R-8." Indeed, this rare variety of Smith's Clock Establishment's tokens was missing from our August 2019 sale of Bowers' own Hard Times token reference collection. A find for the advanced specialist. Provenance: From the Aim High Collection. Click here for certification details from NGC.