1833 Token HT-153 Copper Robinson's Jones & Co. MA, BN MS(PCGS#77614)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

289

等级

MS64BN

价格

1,440

详细说明

Massachusetts--Attleboro. 1833 Robinson's Jones & Co. HT-153, Low-76, W-MA-020-15a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. 28.5 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS). Coin alignment. Golden-brown toning with vivid iridescent blue accents. Traces of faded mint red can be seen in the protected areas on the obverse. Satiny and predominantly smooth, with modest semi-reflectivity in the fields that enhances the eye appeal. HT-152 153 were struck from the same obverse, although the reverse die of the latter is a close copy of that of HT-152. On HT-153, represented here, all of the Ts in the inscription that follow the H in THE are missing the right pendant. Superior quality for the variety, this is a fully Choice example that is finer than most Uncirculated pieces extant. According to the History of Bristol County, Massachusettsby Duane Hamilton Hurd, published by J.W. Lewis & Company, 1883: "Robinson [sic], Jones & Co., [was] composed of Richard Robinson, Willard Robinson, William H. Jones, and H.M. Draper. In 1826 they began to work on the gilt button. In 1827 they erected the brick factory in Robinsonville [a neighborhood in North Attleboro], and their business required its enlargement in 1828. In 1832 they built another factory and commenced the manufacture of all the varieties of buttons which the market demands,--the common button, the navy, the military, the fancy, and the sporting button,--all of which were acknowledged superior to any others in the market in the beauty, finish, and durability of the work. They received silver medals and diplomas, and all the contested premiums offered by institutes in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston." Provenance: From our Baltimore Auction of March 2014, lot 164, where it was incorrectly attributed as HT-152. Click here for certification details from PCGS.