(c.1829) Token GW-119 Brass C. Wolfe, Spies & Clark MS(PCGS#784601)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

20093

等级

VF30

价格

4,632

详细说明

Circa 1829 C. Wolfe, Spies & Clark token. Musante GW-119, Baker-590, Rulau-E NY 959. Brass. Plain Edge. VF-30 (PCGS). 26.3 mm. 124.6 grains. Though we have called this “plain edge” for simplicity, it is not really plain. It bears an unusual ridge around part of the edge, which disappears and then reappears, broadly segmented. It is distinctive and also found on the George IV muling. Deep olive brown on the obverse, while the reverse is just a little lighter, retaining traces of the original golden brass. A couple of thin scratches are noted on the obverse and a small nick is seen at the P of PRESIDENT around the Jackson bust, but there are no other marks worthy of mention. Glossy surfaces with a bit of light natural debris in the fields. The Musante plate piece. With this issue comes a change in the identifier of Jackson from JACKSON, as seen on the first in the series, to PRESIDENT. This suggests that these tokens were likely ordered sometime shortly after the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in March 1829, which is the standard belief. However, as we have discovered that the George IV muling is actually an earlier striking than this one, this is less certain. Of course, it’s also possible that this theory is accurate, which would mean that the George IV muling is not a memorial to George’s death in 1830, as long-believed. Provenance: Ex William Spohn Baker Collection, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by bequest, November 15, 1897. Click here for certification details from PCGS.