(1851) Token Melbourne Mule Breen-1197, BN SP(PCGS#507215)

(1851) Token Melbourne Mule Breen-1197, BN SP (PCGS#507215)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1851 W.J. Taylor Token with reverse of the Washington and Independence issues. Musante GW-Unlisted, Baker-3M, Breen-1197. Copper. Plain edge. SP-63 BN (PCGS). 28.3 mm. 115.2 grains. Generously prooflike with soft pastel blue iridescence in the fields. Just a few light hairlines and tiny marks are visible under magnification but the eye appeal is very nice. Though not a Washington portrait piece, it ties into the series for its shared reverse die, and is popular with collectors of the series. Collectors with an early American focus just don't have that many opportunities to insert a kangaroo into their holdings. The Great Exhibition of 1851 is better known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition, named for its extraordinary glass enclosure. The idea was copied in New York City in 1853 with our own Crystal Palace Exhibition, this being done with private financing and with P.T. Barnum in charge. The American glass structure burned in October 1858 and was the subject of a medalet distributed by Augustus B. Sage from dies cut by George H. Lovett. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. PCGS# 507215. 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.