(1830s) Token HT-375 German Silver PE P. Evens OH MS(PCGS#77572)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3094

等级

MS62

价格

8,475

详细说明

Ohio--Cincinnati. Undated (1830s) Platt Evens. HT-375, Low-312, W-OH-020-15j. Rarity-6. German Silver. Plain Edge. MS-62 (PCGS). 24 mm. Lovely light pewter-gray surfaces with a tinge of pale gold. Both sides are boldly to sharply struck throughout with a smooth, satiny texture overall. During the Hard Times token era Platt Whitman Evens, or P. Evens, as styled on his tokens, was a draper and tailor at 149 Main Street in Cincinnati. His advertisements noted that besides this specialty he sold fancy goods such as lamps. He began advertising extensively in 1835. Evens came to Cincinnati from New York circa 1815 and set up in business as a merchant tailor at 138 Main Street. He tailored custom clothes and also sold hats, coats, and other furnishings he purchased in New York City, Philadelphia, and other locations. There was no clothing industry in Cincinnati at the time. From nearly the outset his store was very attractive and with a large show room that always attracted attention of passersby, plus mention in various articles. Among his famous customers over the years were Marquis de Lafayette and President Zachary Taylor. On February 26, 1836, beginning at 7:30 in the evening, a "grand illumination" was held to celebrate the granting of a charter by the Legislature of Kentucky to the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad. Many stores, offices, and other buildings in Cincinnati and across the Ohio River in Newport and Covington, Kentucky had back-lighted scenes for the public to view. At P. Evens' there was a view of Covington and the mouth of the Licking River with a splendid temple on the river bank, representing, we suppose, the future Capital of the United States. In 1838 he was chairman of the committee organizing the Fair of the Ohio Mechanics Institute. When railroad connections reached Cincinnati Evens would make buying trips to the East and advertise his purchases upon his return. In the early 1840s the business evolved to become Platt Evens & Farnum, drapers and tailors, on Main Street between Third and Fourth streets. 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.