(1833-5) Token HT-287 Copper Leverett & Thomas NY, BN MS(PCGS#77466)
(1833-5) Token HT-287 Copper Leverett & Thomas NY, BN MS (PCGS#77466)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 357
- 等级
- XF45BN
- 价格
- 2,202
- 详细说明
- New York--New York. Undated (1833-1835) Leverett & Thomas. HT-287, Low-262, W-NY-700-10a. Rarity-5. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. EF-45 (PCGS). Struck from dies that are rotated nearly 90 degrees counterclockwise from coin alignment. This handsome, fully original piece exhibits streaky autumn-brown and copper-rose patina on the obverse. For the reverse we note a more even blend of similar colors, as well as a pair of ancient carbon deposits at the letters MA in THOMAS and EE in STREET. Otherwise the only blemishes of note are wispy handling marks that are easily forgiven at the assigned grade level. Boldly defined from a well centered strike. A significant example of this HT number, the SLT-Bowers specimen is finer than the typically encountered Fine and VF survivor. Mr. Ford had two superior pieces, both offered in our Ford XXIII sale, one certified MS-64 BN by NGC, the other AU-58 BN. The present piece is comparable to the Dice-Hicks specimen cataloged as Choice Extremely Fine. Provenance: Ex Leslie Heilbronner, February 22, 1981; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, 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.