(1844) Token HT-A282 Brass Irving, L.G. & Pease, J.S. NY MS(PCGS#77377)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

351

等级

MS62

价格

15,246

详细说明

Highly Elusive HT-282 in Brass Remarkable Mint State Preservation New York--New York. Undated (1844-1846) Irving, L.G. & Pease, J.S. HT-282, Low-257, W-NY-620-10b. Rarity-7. Brass. Plain Edge. 27 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). Medal alignment. The variety with RUIN in the obverse legend as opposed to VAIN. This HT number is elusive in all grades, the present example particularly significant as a Mint State survivor. Handsome deep brassy-gold surfaces are enhanced by splashes of olive and pale pink, the colors most vivid when viewed under a strong light. Satiny to modestly semi-reflective, both sides are generally smooth with legitimate claim to a Choice Mint State grade. A bit lightly struck in the center of the obverse, yet bold elsewhere, this is an outstanding example of a variety that it typically offered in worn condition. Mr. Ford had two of these, certified VF Details and Fine Details by NGC, and both impaired due to scratches. The Steinberg 1989 specimen was a Fine - VF, the Steinberg 2002 piece VF - EF holed. The only other Mint State example from these dies that we have offered in recent memory is the Dice-Hicks piece, a silvered brass example, and thus attributed as HT-282A. It would appear that J.S. Pease supervised the day-to-day operations of the J.S. Pease & Co. store in St. Louis, while his partner in New York, Lewis G. Irving, made arrangements with East-Coast manufactures and importers to supply the needed inventory. New York Listings: Longworth's American Almanac, New York Register, and City Directory, 1827: "Irving L.G. hardware, 70 Maiden Lane h. 335 Washington" Longworth's American Almanac, New York Register, and City Directory, 1834: "Irving Lewis G. hardware, 233 Pearl" Longworth's American Almanac, New York Register, and City Directory, 1837: "Irving Lewis G. hardware, 246 Pearl" Doggett's New-York City Directory, 1845: "Irving Lewis G. amer. mut. ins. co. 2 Mer. Ex. h. Nineteenth n. Av. 3" Doggett's New-York City Directory, 1848: "Irving Lewis G. storage, 17 Pearl and 10 Bridge, h. 88 E. 19th." St. Louis Listings: Western Address Directory, 1837: "J.S. Pease & Co. / Importers and Wholesale Dealers in / British and American Hardware / Cutlery, and Heavy Goods, J.S. Pease, L.G. Irving / No. 20, Main Street, St. Louis." J.S. Pease & Co. was also listed as an agent for the "St. Louis Wire & Sieve Manufactory." Green's St. Louis Directory, 1844: "Pease JS, res Fourth n of Cedar." There are no listings for either Lewis G. Irving or J.S. Pease in the E.A.I.A.'s Directory of American Toolmakers. Provenance: Ex Robert A. Vlack, October 13, 1983; 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.