1835 Token HT-433 Copper Gustin & Blake VT, BN MS(PCGS#77722)
1835 Token HT-433 Copper Gustin & Blake VT, BN MS (PCGS#77722)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 418
- 等级
- XF40BN
- 价格
- 7,200
- 详细说明
- Vermont--Chelsea. 1835 Gustin & Blake. HT-433, Low-175, W-VT-010-10a. Rarity-5. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. EF-40 (PCGS). Struck from dies rotated slightly more than 90 degrees clockwise from coin alignment. A handsome, fully original example of this crudely executed variety. The boldest detail is reserved for the centers, the peripheries appreciably softer with, among other features, the date on the base of the pot fuzzy and indistinct. Planchet overall rough with light pitting and scattered marks, as usual, although there are no blemishes worthy of individual attention. This issue has always been one of Dave's favorites, due to the extreme rusticity of the die work. Fairly typical quality for this scarce and challenging HT number. This firm was a partnership with Sebre Gustin and Amos Blake, who were tinsmiths and metalworkers in Chelsea, Vermont, for a short period of time. This is the only issuer from the Hard Times era associated with the state of Vermont, and no Civil War tokens (circa 1861-1865) are known at all from this state. Provenance: Ex William Panitch, November 6, 1984; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.