(1694) Token Elephant, Thick Planchet, BN MS(PCGS#55)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6073

Grade

VF30BN

Price

720

Lot Description

Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. Rarity-2. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thick Planchet. VF-30 (PCGS). 214.86 grains. A lovely piece with smooth, glossy surfaces and a few natural planchet striations on the obverse. The patina is an attractive marbling of dark chestnut hues with lighter caramel tones blended throughout. A small blemish in the lower left quadrant of the reverse shield is the sole noteworthy imperfection on either side. These pieces were likely struck at the Tower Mint in London and used as trade tokens in England. Examples with reverse inscriptions pertaining to London, as here, are the most plentiful, and they have been adopted by American collectors due to their association with the rarer Carolina and New England Elephant tokens. Provenance: From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68. PCGS# 55. Click here for certification details from PCGS.