'1789' Token Mott, Thick, Plain Edge MS(PCGS#603)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4223

Grade

AU53

Price

456

Lot Description

"1789" Mott Token. Breen-1020, Rulau NY-612. Thick Planchet. Plain Edge. AU-53 (PCGS). Rich antique copper patina is seen on both sides. The strike is off center toward the lower left obverse and reverse, a shallow curved planchet clip at 6 o'clock also resulting in some loss of peripheral detail. The central devices are suitably bold for the type, the reverse in a later die state with a prominent break at the upper left corner of the clock. There are only minor handling marks in the fields. Produced no earlier than 1807, and possibly during the Hard Times era of the 1830s, these tokens served as a business card for the New York firm Mott Company. PCGS# 603. NGC ID: 2B5K. Provenance: Acquired from Lester Merkin, 1964 ANA. Paper envelope with provenance and collector notes included.