1803 Tkn $2.5 J-C1803-1 Kettle & Sons Gaming Token, Birmingham, Eng. MS(PCGS#512956)
1803 Tkn $2.5 J-C1803-1 Kettle & Sons Gaming Token, Birmingham, Eng. MS (PCGS#512956)
November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8483
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 1,352
- 详细说明
- "1803" Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle Kettle Token. Judd-C1803-1, Pollock-8001. Rarity-6. Brass. Plain Edge. Medal Turn. AU-53 (NGC). Antique olive-brown surfaces are well preserved for this type. The strike is suitably bold overall with only characteristic softness of detail in and around the centers. The obverse and reverse designs were clearly copied from the Capped Bust Right quarter eagles of the period, but with the addition of the name KETTLE to the right of the date. These were used as game counters and were struck by the firm of Kettle & Sons in Birmingham, England. Not many examples have survived in the higher grades, and choice specimens are eagerly sought by collectors for their impressive designs that mimic the United States Mint's early gold coinage.