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

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

11032

等级

VF25

价格

219,630

详细说明

1694 Carolina Elephant Token. Hodder 2-F, W-12120. PROPRIETORS, O/E. VF-25 (PCGS). Deep chocolate brown with olive highlights. A touch of microporosity here and there springs to light under low magnification, but the surfaces are largely unmarked to the naked eye. We do note one visible tick in the obverse field at 2 o'clock, the only mark of moment to show without magnification. The present coin compares favorably to the Ford:264 specimen, that coin marginally sharper but with pitting; this specimen is somewhat smoother overall than the Ford piece. Opportunities abound in the present catalog, and the offering of&nbsp;<em>multiple</em> 1694 Carolina Elephant tokens from the Craige Collection affords all interested parties more than one target on which to aim their bidding sights.&nbsp;Here, then, is a&nbsp;grand opportunity to add your name to the illustrious pedigree chain already established for this rarity.&nbsp;The Carolina elephant token has always been an object of great desire and offerings tend to be very infrequent (consignments to Stack's catalogs over the years possibly being an exception!).<br /> Dick Picker, whose estate collection we offered at auction, was well known and respected in numismatic circles. He was a very active dealer two generations ago and combined numismatic expertise with a keen sense of market values. Dick absolutely refused to assign a numerical &nbsp;or adjectival grade to any coin, thus avoiding controversy. As his sales were in-person through want lists and convention exhibits, prospective buyers always had a chance to examine in person before making a decision. If you approached him at his bourse table and asked, "What grade is that Pine Tree shilling in?" The answer might be, "Two thousand dollars."