1833 Token HT-7A Brass Jackson, Large Shield MS(PCGS#77462)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

228

等级

AU58

价格

5,506

详细说明

1833 Andrew Jackson, Large Shield. HT-7A, Low-5, DeWitt-AJACK 1832-3, W-09-40b. Rarity-9. Brass. Plain Edge. 26 mm--Double Struck, Second Strike 5% Off Center--AU-58 (PCGS). Medal alignment. This is an intriguing piece. Both sides were struck once properly, but then struck a second time 5% off center to 2 o'clock relative to the obverse. Detail of the second impression is bold to sharp for all those design elements that are present, although the lettering along the upper right obverse and upper left reverse borders is off the flan. Close inspection with a loupe reveals remnants of the first strike here and there outside of the second impression, the boldest being portions of the words OF and THE at the lower obverse border and a few letters in the word SUCCESSFUL at the lower right reverse border. Handsome antique brassy-gold patina is seen throughout. A spot at the upper left obverse and a smaller one at 4 o'clock on the obverse border are particularly useful for provenance purposes. This is a rare variant of the HT-7 type, Q. David Bowers noting in his 2015 Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens: "Plain edge caused by striking slightly off center." The author also quotes Robert A. Schuman, "More likely a striking error than a true variety" and, indeed, close inspection with a loupe reveals faint traces of reeding along the upper left obverse border. Significant, nonetheless, and a must have for the collector assembling a complete set of Hard Times tokens by HT number. Provenance: Ex our (Bowers and Merena's) Pennsylvania Cabinet sale, November 1997, lot 2016; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.