1694 Token Elephant, Carolina, O/E, BN MS(PCGS#73)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1229

等级

XF40BN

价格

135,597

详细说明

Choice 1694 Carolina Elephant Token PROPRIETORS 1694 Carolina Elephant Token. Hodder 2-F, W-12120, Breen-194, Betts-78. Rarity-6. PROPRIETORS, O/E. EF-40 (PCGS). 130.3 grains. A superb example of this popular entry in the canon of rare colonial coins. The surfaces are choice medium brown, glossy and almost entirely smooth, devoid of major marks or flaws. A little planchet pit is noted near the reverse rim around 2 o'clock, along with a few tiny ones elsewhere on that side. The marks are minor, and what hairlines are present are pretty inconsequential. The obverse is aligned to the lower left, with no denticles there, though a fair number of them frame that side elsewhere. The reverse shows denticles at the top, boldest right at 12 o'clock. The devices are especially bold on this specimen, and the reverse legends are absolutely complete, including the crisp O/E in PROPRIETORS. Carolina Elephant tokens of this variety are scarce but perhaps not rare, with a couple dozen examples around. Plenty are circulated, and a lot have seen one kind of damage or other (more often than not, in the hands of collectors). PCGS has certified only two Mint State specimens, the better of which is the Garrett-Archangel piece we sold in October 2018. Those two are among the six pieces PCGS has graded finer than this one. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex the Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. PCGS Population: 1; 6 finer (MS-63 BN). To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 73. 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.