1783 Tkn 1/2P Georgivs Triumpho, BN MS(PCGS#664)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1289

Grade

MS62BN

Price

2,040

Lot Description

This is only the second Mint State example of the Georgivs Triumpho token that we have offered since 2004. It is a glossy deep golden-brown piece with intermingled rose and autumn-orange colors. The strike is sharp from the early state of these dies, the reverse with traces of the often-seen break or roughness. Well centered with an uncommonly smooth appearance for the assigned grade, a hard and frosty texture further enhances the appeal of this superior quality example. The design of this type remains somewhat enigmatic, though the fleur-de-lis decorated basket in which Britannia sits is now thought to be that of a hot air balloon - this theory suggested as the first hot air balloon made its ascent in September 1783, the same month in which the Treaty of Paris was signed, marking the official end of the Revolutionary War.