(1835-8) Token HT-227 Copper Bale & Smith NY, BN MS(PCGS#77102)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

326

等级

MS65BN

价格

40,657

详细说明

Awe-Inspiring Gem Mint State HT-227 Probable Finest Known for this Elusive Variety New York--New York. Undated (1835-1838) Bale & Smith. HT-227, Low-207, W-NY-240-10a, Musante GW-151, Baker-512. Rarity-7. Copper. Reeded Edge. 25 mm. MS-65 BN (PCGS). Medal alignment. A phenomenal Gem Mint State quality example of this highly elusive HT number, and quite possibly the finest known. Glossy surfaces are satiny to modestly semi-reflective in finish. The strike is well centered on both sides and sharply executed apart from trivial softness in the centers. Beautifully toned in a blend of medium and golden-brown, otherwise smooth-looking surfaces reveal a tiny carbon spot in the obverse field behind Washington's head that will serve as a useful identifier. HT-227 is challenging to acquire in all grades, and is a variety missing from such memorable Hard Times collections of past decades as Zeddies, Leidman, Griner, and Ruddick. Most survivors are VF or thereabouts, often with significant impairments. The Ford XXIII specimen was certified AU-58 BN by NGC -- a standout -- while the Dice-Hicks specimen in granular VF was a far more typical offering for this number. This is the first Mint State example that we can ever recall handling, and we doubt that it has an equal in numismatic hands. 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 (partially incorrect) attribution and provenance notes included. The collector tag also states that this token is ex Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.'s Sale 30, May 1981, lot 49, but the example offered therein was a softly struck, heavily circulated piece. Click here for certification details from PCGS.