1825 Token HT-303 Copper Peale's Museum NY, BN MS(PCGS#77582)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

371

等级

AU58BN

价格

6,564

详细说明

New York--New York. 1825 Peale's Museum. HT-303, Low-269, W-Unlisted. Rarity-5. Copper. Plain Edge. 34.5 mm. AU-58 (PCGS). Medal alignment. A handsome piece toned in blended autumn and olive-brown patina. Satiny surfaces are hard and tight, both sides free of all but a few wispy handling marks and light carbon spots. Well centered on the planchet with a sharp strike, the usual obverse die break is evident bisecting the portrait. This variety, a museum admission pass card, is scarce with most survivors showing evidence of extensive use. Our August 2013 offering of two Mint State examples (NGC MS-64 BN and MS-63 BN) from the extensive Ford holdings was quite unusual, as even AU survivors such as this are rare and seldom offered. This near-Mint piece is finer than the Dice-Hicks specimen, cataloged as About Uncirculated. The museum was established by Rubens Peale in 1825 in the Parthenon Building at 252 Broadway opposite New York City Hall. In one gallery, the Long Room, snakes, lizards, and other reptiles were exhibited along with an Egyptian mummy, while another room contained numerous works of art. In 1843 the museum was sold to P.T. Barnum. In line with the numismatic side of events, we note that Rubens' brother, Franklin Peale, became chief coiner at the United States Mint in Philadelphia in 1839. Provenance: Ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.