1834 Token HT-15D White Metal Whig Victory MS(PCGS#77764)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

238

等级

MS62

价格

71,997

详细说明

Fabulous Mint State HT-15D Whig Victory Among the Finest Known 1834 Whig Victory. HT-15D, Low-7D, DeWitt-CE 1834-3, W-10-30e. Rarity-7. White Metal. Reeded Edge. 27 mm. MS-62 (PCGS). Medal alignment. Here is an outstanding example that ranks among the finest known for this elusive type. Bright pewter gray surfaces exhibit particular flash to the luster in the protected areas around the design elements. The strike is well centered on both sides with bold to sharp detail throughout the design. This is one of several types produced to promote the newly established Whig party, whose candidates first appeared in elections in New York City in 1834, then in state and congressional elections later that same year. The party was established in opposition to Jacksonian democracy. HT-15D was struck from a different obverse die than the HT-15 example that we are offering above. There are many subtle differences in the rays that distinguish these two dies, the easiest to identify the three rays below the letter S in GLORIOUS. On HT-15, the first of these rays is long, while the two that follow it step down in length. For HT-15C, all three of these rays are short and gradually increase in length from the viewer's left to right. The latter die is known only on white metal impressions, as here, which are rare in an absolute sense and typically grade EF or AU. Ford had two, both AUs, while the Dice-Hicks specimen was a marvelous Uncirculated. The present example is comparable to the Dice-Hicks specimen, although it is brilliant rather than boldly toned. A highlight of the Bowers Collection and worthy of the strongest bids. Provenance: Ex Babin; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, October 24, 2013; Steve Hayden, November 13, 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.