(1694) Token Elephant, Thin Planchet, BN MS(PCGS#58)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2003

Grade

AU58BN

Price

2,880

Lot Description

Appealing Premium AU Thin Planchet Elephant Token Undated (ca. 1694) London Elephant Token. Hodder 2-B, W-12040. Rarity-5. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. Thin Planchet. AU-58 (PCGS). 127.0 grains. A superb thin planchet Elephant, far finer than typical and better than the frontline piece in most advanced cabinets. Smooth, glossy surfaces exhibit choice light brown color on both sides. The obverse is ideally centered, the reverse is aligned slightly to the left. The aesthetic appeal is excellent, with no notable post-striking flaws. Though the undertype retains little detail, this piece is overstruck, probably on a Charles II halfpenny. Some relics of design are visible on the elephant's hindquarters. The edge shows some short splits created at the moment of striking, and a trivial pit is seen in the upper right obverse field. A very nice example of this challenging variety. Provenance: From Stack's, privately, 1978; our sale of the Archangel Collection, October 2018 Baltimore Auction, lot 7045. PCGS# 58. 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.