1863 Token KY S-21-5C Copper KY Volunteer Infantry Sutler, BN MS(PCGS#658070)

1863 Token KY S-21-5C Copper KY Volunteer Infantry Sutler, BN MS (PCGS#658070)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Gem 21st Kentucky Sutler Token Kentucky. 21st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 1863 Unknown Sutler. 5 Cents. Schenkman KY-21-5C (KY-A5C), W-KY-140-005a-1166. Rarity-8. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-65 BN (PCGS). 19 mm. A superb specimen of this very rare issue. Soft blue and rose over light steel brown, while attractive faded red clings to the rims on both sides. Highly lustrous and with few marks. Strong but fine die polish lines through the fields should not be mistaken for hairlines on this high-grade token. Sharply struck and very nicely made, using one of the standard Civil War token stock dies of W.K. Lanphear of Cincinnati. The well-used and gently spalled reverse die is cracked rim to rim, through the forward wings and eagle's neck. Unlike the Simmonds Battery tokens, the typical quality seen for this issuer is not concentrated at the high end. This is superior to the nicest of only four from the issuer in our archives, and it has a nice provenance. Provenance: From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier from the collections of George Fuld, David Schenkman, Stephen L. Tanenbaum, and Q. David Bowers; Steve Hayden's sale of April 2018, lot 169. 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.