Tokens of all kinds have long been a favorite of ours. As we were recently reviewing a few tokens for an upcoming presentation we decided to put a few up in the “Gammill Coin Gazette” for your review and enjoyment!
41 – 115A/530: Unlisted Raw AU+ Details With nearly full Copper plating with a few light and one more severe rim nicks. Martha Washington Dont Tread On Me with a pretzel shaped snake. This piece has been delisted in the newest Patriotic book because it occurs as an electrotype only. We don’t agree with this decision and feel this is the most legitimate use of die 115A. Most 115A and 115 for that matter were likely made to sell to collectors and were never intended to circulate. This example and 115/530, likely made by a different die sinker using the Lovett obverse as a pattern, did circulate and both come heavily worn and were represented in the “Found In Wall” contemporary hoard of Civil War tokens. From the Steve Tanenbaum collection. (500-750)
568 – MILLER NY 969: MS64 60% Red nearly Proof Like reverse. Woodgate & Co. Wines, New York 1860 Represtd By J. N. T. Levick struck in Copper with a reeded edge. A MS64 Semi Proof Like brought $220 in our September 2010 sale. From the Jon Harris collection earlier from Max Schwartz May 1972.
544 – MILLER NY 815 Raw MS62 10% Bright with 40% of original silvering remaining more so on the reverse. Jas. S. Smith & Co. Military Goods, New York with a military hat struck in Silvered Brass with Plain edge. Only listed in Silvered Copper but all we have seen appear to be Brass. From the John Ford and F. C. C. Boyd collections in March 1958. (50-75)
557 – MILLER NY 1019 Raw MS62 30% Bright. Olcott & Brother Locomotive Head Lights, Rochester New York struck in Brass with Reeded edge and railroad headlamp pictured. From the Jon Harris collection. (75-100)
703 – HC-A MS61 Nearly Proof Like with some light hairlines and nice toning. Henry Clay (around draped bust right) // The Union And The Constitution The Eloquent Advocate Of Protection To Home Industry. Silver 28mm. Struck around 1860 by Robert Lovett Jr. One of just ten struck in this composition. ($220)
696 – GC 1884-11 EF+ With a couple of light rim bumps. Beef Takes The Presidential Chair March 4 1885 R.R.R. Did It (below buffalo) // I Say Nothing Because I Have Nothing To Say Renegade Press Free Traders Dependents (with head of man on bird sitting on snake labeled United South). An interesting satirical piece with much symbolism said to be struck by J. N. T. Levick. Copper 28mm. An MS63 brought $250 in our June 2013 sale. From the Henry South collection. ($157)
650 – MILLER PA 505C UNC Details Nicely toned but the Taylor side is retoned from an old cleaning with some very light hairlines. A. B. Taylor 1860 Walnut & Ninth Sts., Philadelphia Pennsylvania with Always On Hand reverse struck in Copper with Plain edge. Unlisted in Adams, Miller and Rulau, though we do know of one other. From the Louis Kaufman collection. ($100)
640 – MILLER PA 418 MS63 20% Bright. W. H. Richardson, No. 5 South 4th St. Philadelphia with Umbrellas and Parasols pictured on reverse struck in Brass with Plain edge on a somewhat thinner than normal planchet. From the Richard Crosby collection. ($65)
209 – NY630BO-2a R1 MS62 20% Red. Edward Schulze’s featuring deer with antlers. From the Virg Foss collection. ($105)
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