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

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7042

Grade

MS63BN

Price

5,280

Lot Description

Choice Mint State GOD PRESERVE LONDON Elephant Token Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thick planchet. MS-63 BN (PCGS). 227.8 grains. An extremely choice specimen, perfectly centered and well struck on a very broad planchet. A full frame of denticles surrounds both sides, adding exceptional visual appeal to the lustrous, frosty light brown surfaces. Even in color and beautifully preserved, with a few peeks of mint color inside letters of the reverse legend. Aside from a shallow old scrape that blends into the upper left obverse field near the periphery, both the devices and fields are flawless. A special example, reminiscent of the Norweb “large planchet” coin, that would take years to improve upon. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s sale of the Fleischer Collection, September 1979, lot 475. PCGS Population: 17; 6 finer. PCGS# 55 Click here for certification details from PCGS.