1783 Copper Washington Draped, No Button, BN MS(PCGS#676)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4330

等级

AU55BN

价格

11,016

详细说明

Very Rare Washington and Independence Overstrike On a Flimby Park Token “1783” (circa 1820s) Washington and Independence. No Button. Musante GW-106 (Dies 13-J), Baker-2A, Breen-Unlisted. Copper. Reeded edge (from the undertype). AU-55 (PCGS). 28.5 mm. 143.0 grains. Light olive brown with some ruddy accents through the centers seen under magnification. Glossy and very attractive with no marks worthy of mention. A very rare variant overstruck on a Flimby Park Colliery token issued in England by John and Thomas Walker. The undertype is strongly visible, with WALKER, PARK and COLLIERY easily made out, as well as the large central “D” almost exactly upside down in the center of Liberty. Rulau and Fuld called this overstrike unique, speaking of this exact specimen that had been owned by Fuld, though it was stated as having an unknown location at the time. Musante pointed out that one appeared in the Autumn Rosa Americana list 15, but that one is relatively low grade. This is the discovery piece of this overstrike, it carries a distinguished provenance and is easily the finer of just two known. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Richard Winsor, S.H. and H. Chapman, December 1895, lot 244; John G. Mills, S.H. and H. Chapman, April 1904, lot 133 (plated); Virgil M. Brand; Hans Schulman, April 1959, lot 1193; George Fuld; our (Stack’s) sale of March 1973, lot 99. PCGS# 676. 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.