1837 Token HT-37 Copper Liberty - Not One Cent, BN MS(PCGS#77467)

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

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

254

等级

XF40BN

价格

3,557

详细说明

1837 Liberty - Not One Cent. HT-37, Low-23, W-11-30a. Rarity-4. Copper. Plain Edge. 27.6 mm. EF-40 (PCGS). Coin alignment. A handsome, fully original piece featuring deep copper-rose patina. The obverse is smooth with no detracting marks, the reverse similar but with ancient surface build up in the protected areas around and among the design elements. Struck trivially off center to 11 o'clock on the obverse, the reverse is well centered, and both sides retain ample boldness of detail for the assigned grade. Bowers (2015) speculates that the inclusion of the denomination ONE CENT within the reverse inscription of the various 1837-dated Liberty - Not One Cent issues likely resulted in allegations of counterfeiting, production of these tokens ceasing by year's end. No doubt the similarity in style of the obverse portrait to that seen on regular issue 1837 Modified Matron Head cents also aided the acceptance of this token type in circulation during the Hard Times era. And circulate these pieces did, the typical HT-37 in numismatic hands is worn to one degree or another. The Brand-Dice-Hicks specimen is a stand out, cataloged as Choice About Uncirculated in our (Stack's) July 2008 sale, lot 3033, and later certified MS-63 BN by NGC. The primary Ford piece was an AU. In original, problem free Extremely Fine the SLT-Bowers specimen offered here is sure to appeal to astute specialists in this series. Provenance: Ex R. Slawsky, February 17, 1977; Stephen L. Tanenbaum, estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included. Click here for certification details from PCGS.