(1861-65) Token IL S-L5B Brass A.A. Lamb-John Stanton Sutler MS(PCGS#539412)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1102

等级

MS62

价格

8,475

详细说明

Outstanding A.A. Lamb 5 Cent for the 70th Illinois Illinois. 70th Illinois Regiment. Undated (1861-1865) A.A. Lamb. 5 Cents. Schenkman IL-70-5B (IL-L5B), W-IL-320-005b. Rarity-9. Brass. Plain Edge. MS-62 (PCGS). 17 mm. Somewhat dusky olive surfaces that would probably pop with luster if the natural oils and light surface debris were lifted off. Sharp and very attractive with no obverse distractions. The reverse is also very sharp, with Stanton's advertising mark quite bold. A partial ruddy fingerprint is seen at the rim. Far nicer than the Schenkman second edition plate for this denomination. In fact, it is the nicest we have seen. We find only a single example from this issuer in online archives, that being an EF 25-cent in our own February 2015 sale. Clearly a very rare issuer, with all three known denominations listed as R-9. A fairly sharp 25-cent is plated in Schenkman, but this little token is probably a candidate for finest known on the issuer. Provenance: From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier from the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Click here for certification details from PCGS.