(1841) Token HT-202 Copper J. Gibbs, Manufacturer NJ, BN MS(PCGS#77393)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

315

等级

AU53BN

价格

8,470

详细说明

Elusive HT-202 J. Gibbs Finer than the Dice-Hicks Specimen New Jersey--Belleville. Undated (1841) J. Gibbs, Manufacturer. HT-202, Low-150, W-NJ-120-10a. Rarity-6. Copper. Plain Edge. 27.3 mm. AU-53 (PCGS). Coin alignment, with a slight clockwise rotation. Lightly struck. Blended chocolate brown and navy blue patina. Finer by two grades than the Dice-Hicks example. The following is from a History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey(1884) by William H. Shaw: "Button Manufactory--The firm of Gibbs, Gardner & Co., organized about fifty years ago, was composed of John Gibbs, John Gardner and others. They procured a building....and engaged in the manufacture of brass buttons....They employed many hands and turned out large quantities of these buttons. The co-partners named were mechanics of more than ordinary skill in many branches, notable in die-sinking." According to Low, Gibbs, Gardner & Co. produced tokens not only for circulation in the United States and Canada, but also copper coins for circulation in Brazil, Liberia, and Santo Domingo. Perhaps most famously, they are credited with having produced the AM I NOT A WOMAN AND A SISTER token of 1838 (HT-81). The popular Bouquet Sous of Canada were also produced in the Belleville facility. The preceding Shaw history is flawed in certain respects, as Gibbs continued without Gardner, but for purposes of the present catalog the information is sufficient. Provenance: From our Baltimore Auction of March 2014, lot 175. Click here for certification details from PCGS.