1790s Tkn 1/2P Kentucky, Lancaster Edge, BN MS(PCGS#623)
1790s Tkn 1/2P Kentucky, Lancaster Edge, BN MS (PCGS#623)
June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 236
- 等级
- MS63BN
- 价格
- 4,662
- 详细说明
- Undated (ca. 1793-1795) Kentucky Token. W-8810. Rarity-5. Copper. LANCASTER Edge. MS-63 BN (NGC). CAC. This is a satiny, tight and overall smooth example with good gloss to both sides. The strike is drawn trivially to 11 o'clock on the obverse, 4 o'clock on the reverse, but only the denticulation is affected, although the border on the latter side is flush with the top of the letters in UNUM. All major design elements are sharp, the surfaces with subtle gold and powder blue highlights to dominant copper-rose patina. Produced in large quantities in England as part of the Conder token series, the Kentucky tokens of the early to mid 1790s derive their popular name from the letter K at the top of the pyramid on the reverse, a reference to Kentucky, which was admitted to the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792. Whitman-8810 offered here is a scarce variety, most examples in numismatic hands are Plain Edge pieces of the W-8800 attribution. PCGS# 623. NGC ID: AUBN. Click here for certification details from NGC.