(c.1830s) Token HT-107a Brass Reeded Edge J.M.L & W.H. Scovill CT MS(PCGS#77383)
(c.1830s) Token HT-107a Brass Reeded Edge J.M.L & W.H. Scovill CT MS (PCGS#77383)
November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 180
- 等级
- XF40
- 价格
- 3,032
- 详细说明
- Connecticut--Waterbury. Undated (1830s) J.M.L. & W.H. Scovill. HT-107a, Low-130A, W-CT-100-15b. Rarity-7. Brass. Reeded Edge. 27 mm. EF-40 (NGC). Medal alignment. This is an endearing example of a rare issue with a trace of mint bloom remaining on both sides. A small dent above L in PLATE and a shallow, meandering planchet lamination below BUTTON are found on the obverse, wispy pin scratches are evident in the reverse field. Toned in a blend of deep brassy-gold and light olive, this boldly defined EF presents exceptionally well in hand and represents a significant find for the advanced specialist. No more than five examples of Low-130A are believed extant, as follows: 1 - PCGS MS-62.Ex Leslie Heilbronner, December 9, 1973; Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013; Q. David Bowers, our sale of the Q. David Bowers Reference Collection of Hard Times Tokens, August 2019 ANA, lot 285. The plate token for the variety in the 2015 Whitman Guide Book of Hard Times Tokensby Q. David Bowers. Almost certainly the finest extant. 2 - NGC MS-62.Ex our sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XXIII, August 2013, lot 22128. 3 - NGC AU-55.Ex our sale of the Ralph A. Edson Collection, Spring 2019 Baltimore Auction, lot 153. 4 - NGC EF-40.Ex our Americana Sale of January 2013, lot 10203. The present example. 5 - About Uncirculated.Ex our (Bowers and Merena's, in conjunction with Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.) sale of the Julian Leidman Collection, April 1986, part of lot 4561; our (Stack's) sale of the Collections of James E. Dice and M. Lamar Hicks, July 2008, lot 3159. A highlight of the significant Hard Times token offerings in this sale, and sure to see spirited bidding. Provenance: From the Aim High Collection. Earlier from our Americana Sale of January 2013, lot 10203. Click here for certification details from NGC.