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

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

187

Grade

XF45BN

Price

1,440

Lot Description

Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. Rarity-2. GOD PRESERVE LONDON, Thick Planchet. EF-45 (PCGS). Lovely Choice EF quality for this popular Colonial era type, the surfaces are glossy chocolate-brown with a hard, tight, overall smooth appearance. We note only a few trivial planchet pits scattered about, and no marks of consequence. All major design elements are bold, even the central features of the shield on the reverse. 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. PCGS# 55. Click here for certification details from PCGS.