1843 Token HT-377var Silvered-Copper A. Loomis OH MS(PCGS#813056)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2179

等级

XF Details

价格

62,523

详细说明

Ohio--Cleveland. 1843 A. Loomis. HT-377, Low-158, W-OH-040-10a, var. Silvered Copper. Plain Edge. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 28.2 mm. Here is an intriguing variant of this rustic type. Much of the silvering remains on the obverse, the underlying copper on that side most evident in the protected areas around the design elements. The reverse is opposite with silvering remaining in isolated protected areas and the surface predominantly toned in steel-olive and deep copper-rose. The obverse is sharply defined overall, the reverse typically soft in the center, yet sharper elsewhere. The PCGS qualifier is harsh in our opinion and seems to be concerned with the aforementioned steel-olive around the reverse periphery. Scattered handling marks are generally commensurate with the grade, although there are a couple of wispy pin scratches in the left obverse field under the eagle's wing. The Hard Times tokens of Anson L. Loomis, grocer and dealer in liquor, have been well known to numismatists for a long time. These were made in the early to mid-1840s on the cusp of the Hard Times period. Loomis was born in Sangerfield, New York, on April 6, 1812. He and his wife, the former Charlotte Brown, came to Cleveland from St. Louis in 1836, where he set up as G. & A. Loomis, grocer, at 14 Dock Street. Anson Loomis resided at the Cleveland House and G. Loomis at Lawton's at 15 Dock Street. Anson Loomis' tokens have three interlocked rings as part of the motif, in the eagle's beak or below the eagle. On the tokens the state is spelled as OIHO, either an error or placed upside down as part of the border inscription. The tokens are crudely engraved, adding to their appeal. Numismatic "folk art" reflects hand-made dies often made under rustic conditions. 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.