1799 Token Associate Church of New York Communion MS(PCGS#913301)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1141

等级

AU55

价格

6,356

详细说明

1799 Associate Church of New York Communion Token. Lead or Pewter. Breen-1172, Rulau-E NY 622, Bason NY-100. AU-55 (PCGS). A splendid example of this important 18th century American communion token. Measuring 23.4 x 12.7 mm in oval, this cast production closely resembles the fabric and composition of many of the Scottish communion tokens of the era. A nearly identical but rarer variety for the Philadelphia Associate Church dated 1799 must be from the same maker. This is far nicer than normally encountered, with no bad bruises or marks, no trace of corrosion, and lovely light silver gray color. The metal filled the mold somewhat incompletely at the sprue, leaving a natural depression atop both sides. A thin scratch under ORK on the obverse is minor but no other flaw is worth noting. This is considered the premier entry in the American communion token series. It's certainly the earliest with good attribution (Breen identifies other earlier types as American, but to say their attribution is speculative would be too kind.) The First Associate Reformed Church of New York was founded in 1756. In this era, the congregation met at a church on Cedar Street (then Little Queen Street) in lower Manhattan, between Broadway and Nassau Street, just a block or so away from the famous Trinity Church. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Tom Rinaldo (Yesteryear Coins), October 1994. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 913301. 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.