1790s Tkn 1/2P Kentucky, Lancaster Edge, BN MS(PCGS#623)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1247

Grade

AU53BN

Price

2,880

Lot Description

Undated (ca. 1793-1795) Kentucky Token. W-8835. Rarity-8+. Copper. LANCASTER Edge. Uniface Obverse Die Trial. AU-53 (PCGS). 182.8 grains. An intriguing piece, a heavy planchet LANCASTER edge variety with no reverse detail that was collected by Syd as a uniface obverse die trial and cataloged in the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial & Early AmericanCoins as such (although there mistakenly listed as white metal). There are numerous scrapes across the reverse which may lead one to believe the reverse detail was simply planed off post-strike, although the virtually full weight and complete absence of any detail or relief to the reverse lends credence to the uniface die trial possibility. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Jim King at the November 2005 C4 Convention. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 623. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.