1790s Tkn 1/2P Kentucky, Bedworth Edge, BN MS(PCGS#620)

1790s Tkn 1/2P Kentucky, Bedworth Edge, BN MS (PCGS#620)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Unique BEDWORTH Edge Kentucky Token Undated (ca. 1793-1795) Kentucky Token. W-8815. Rarity-8+. Copper. BEDWORTH Edge. AU-58 (PCGS). 146.5 grains. A remarkable rarity and the first of four extremely rare edge variants presented in this incredible offering of Kentucky tokens. This is the only example of the type known with the edge lettering PAYABLE AT BEDWORTH NUNEATON OR HINKLEY. The variety was known to Crosby and listed in The Early Coins of Americain 1875 as there was an example described as having this edge in Strobridge's December 1871 sale of the Dr. Charles Clay Collection, lot 298. As no other examples have been reported, it seems probable that the Clay specimen is the coin offered here. An attractive and sharply struck near Mint piece with slightly lustrous surfaces and even gray-brown color. An exciting opportunity to obtain a unique, Red Book-listed coin. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately), April 23, 1955; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Norweb Collection, Part I, October 1987, lot 1390; John Agre (Coin Rarities Online), May 2015. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 620. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.