Presidential Coin & Antique Company

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Auction Eighty-T hree
Exonumia Auction
PRESIDENTIAL COIN AND ANTIQUE COMPANY, INC. by Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Inc.
Public Auction Sale: June 22, 2013
Post Office Box 277 • Clifton, Virginia 20124
Baltimore Coin & Currency Convention
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H. JosepH Levine
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Presidential Coin & Antique Company

Post office Box 277 • clifton, Virginia 20124
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FLOOR SALE
DescriPtion lot #
Hard Times Tokens 1-14
19th Century Storecard Tokens 15-24
Civil War Tokens 25-30
Military & Related 31-42
So-Called Dollars 43-71
Presidential & Political 72-150
Inaugural Medals & Memorabilia 151-165
Worlds Fairs & Exposition 166.186
ANS Medals 187-270
ANA Medals and Badges 271-296
U.S. Mint Medals 297-340
City of London Medals 341-362
Betts Medals 363-378
Miscellaneous Tokens and Medals 379-513
MAIL BID SALE
Hard Times Tokens 550-611
19th Century Merchant Tokens 612-736
Civil War Tokens 737-801
Military & Related 802-843
So-Called Dollars 844-903
Presidential & Political 904-1120
Inaugural Medals & Memorabilia 1121-1151
World’s Fairs & Expositions 1152-1185
Miscellaneous Tokens 1186-1227
State Location 1228-1241
U.S. Mint Medals 1242-1316
ANA Medals and Badges 1317-1353
Society of Medalists 1354-1404
Miscellaneous Medals 1405-1556
Foreign Tokens and Medals 1557-1645
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Presidential Coin & Antique Company
Amy KAnn’s
non-Traditional Obama/Biden second Inaugural medal Design
PROPOSED OBAMA-BIDEN OFFICIAL INAUGURAL MEDAL, 2013. 70mm. amy Kann, sc.
(Medalcraft Mint) obverse busts of obama and Biden facing right, positioned to the left of center. legend:
seconD inaUgUration * JanUarY 21, 2013. the reverse depicts a water view of the statue of liberty
at right. BaracK/ oBaMa/ JosePH/ BiDen inscribed in the center left field.
amy Kann’s non-traditional design is believed by many to be a more pleasing medallic effort than that which
was chosen by the anonymous executives of the official inaugural committee. their artistic judgment and their
pricing “expertise” is a clarion call for the re-establishment of the inaugural Medals committee!
MEdal PricE Qty total
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Numbered limited Edition of 200.
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Auction 83 Reference Materials
alpert & elman, tokens and Medals: a guide to the leslie, chilean nitrate Mine and related tokens, sB, 46pp ............$20
identification and Values of U.s. exonumia, PB, 300pp ...................$20 lipscomb, ohio Merchant tokens, 2nd edition, HB, 765pp ............$40
alpert & smith, Video arcade, Pinball, slot Machine, luftschein, one Hundred Years of american Medallic art,
and other amusement tokens of north america HB, 254pp ...........$35 1845-1945, sB, 98pp .........................................................................$30
aqua, Pennsylvania Merchants tokens, 1252pp, HB ........................$60 lyall, the tokens, checks, Metallic tickets, Passes &
atwood-coffee catalogue of U.s. and canadian tallies of the British caribbean and Bermuda. HB, 214pp ..............$35
transportation tokens, volume 1, HB, 934pp ...................................$50 Maisch, library catalogue of the token and Medal
as last, unbound version ....................................................................$40 society, sB35pp .................................................................................$10
as last, Volume two, the History and encyclopedia, HB, 776pp ....$30 Malehorn & Davenport, United states sales tax tokens:
as last, Volume three, Minor Die Varieties, a History and catalog, HB, 403pp ....................................................$50
unbound only, 946pp ..........................................................................$30 Martin and Dow, Yesterday’s elongateds, revised ed.,
Brunk, exonumia Journal articles: a guide for identifying second printing, HB, 298pp ...............................................................$35
tokens and Medals from the 1600s to current times, PB, 71pp ......$20 Miller, Delaware Merchant tokens, a 1988 taMs
Byrne, coin and tokens of the caribees Journal supplement, sB, 33pp ...........................................................$10
(Peters public sale 78) with prices realized, sB .................................$35 Musante, the Medallic Work of John adams Bolen, HB,
chibbaro, south carolina tokens, HB, 262pp ...................................$50 326pp. with dustcover and color plates ..............................................$50
coffee, land company and real estate tokens, HB, 110pp ............$15 Partin, georgia trade tokens, HB, 241pp ........................................$25
crawford farber, louisiana trade tokens, 2nd edition, reed, abraham lincoln: Beyond the american icon,
HB, 558pp ..........................................................................................$45 full color, HB, 448pp .........................................................................$30
cunningham, Michigan trade tokens, HB, 740pp ...........................$32 as last, autographed copy! .................................................................$45
cunningham, Military tokens of the United states, reiter, catalog of Dairy or Milk tokens and related
volume i, HB, 455pp ..........................................................................$50 exonumia, HB, 1204pp ......................................................................$40
cunningham, Military tokens of the United states, robinson, arkansas Merchant tokens, 278pp ..................................$30
volume 2, HB, 461pp .........................................................................$50 ryker, fred earl fankhouser “the Penny Man,” His life
DeWitt, election Medals of the campaign of 1844 (reprint), and Work with encased coins, PB, 80pp ..........................................$20
sB, 30pp .............................................................................................. $5 schenkman, Bimetallic trade tokens of the United states,
Dodrill, 20,000 coal company stores (all known stores HB, 163pp ..........................................................................................$40
1903-1958), sB, 287pp ......................................................................$45 schenkman, explosive control tokens, HB, 140pp .........................$22
Dunn, catalog of Western good-for Mirrors sB, 108pp ...................$35 schenkman, Maryland Merchant tokens, HB, 247pp .......................$45
Dusterberg, cincinnati, Mother of expositions, catalogs tokens schenkman, Merchant tokens of Hard rubber and
& medals from cincinnati’s 19th cent expos, sB, 28pp ...................$13 similar compositions, HB, 208pp .....................................................$55
edkins, catalog of U.s. coal company store scrip, schenkman, tokens and Medals commemorating the
3rd edition, Vol. ii (West Virginia). HB, 368pp ................................$45 Monitor & Merrimac Battle, sB, 24pp ................................................$5
edkins, catalog of U.s. coal company store scrip, schenkman, Merchant tokens of Washington, D.c., HB, 80pp ........$20
3rd edition, Vol. i. HB, 380pp ...........................................................$40 schenkman, West Virginia Merchant tokens, HB, 486pp .................$45
eglit, columbiana, the Medallic History of christopher schornstein, Bryan Money, with dustcover, HB, 112pp ....................$35
columbus and the columbian exposition of 1893, schornstein, Bryan Money, supplement and
spiral bound, reprint, 8 1/2x11 inches, 144pp ....................................$35 Price guide 2012, PB .........................................................................$10
fisher, tippecanoe and trinkets too, HB, 322pp. an excellent shevlin and Hyder, golden gate international exposition:
overview of political memorabilia .....................................................$32 Discover the World of cHarBneaU so-calleD
ford, nolan and coffee, car Wash tokens of north america, Dollars, HB, full color, 81pp .......................................................$35
HB, 312pp ..........................................................................................$25 smith, catalogue of World ferry, ship, and canal
fowler, Magnuson and White, the Brunswick token story, transportation tokens and Passes, HB, 202pp ..................................$35
authorized reprint, 48pp .....................................................................$20 stewart, alberta trade tokens, HB, 274pp .......................................$25
fowler and ribbe, trade tokens of texas street Directory of the Principal cities of the U.s.,
(2nd supplement) sB, 126pp ..............................................................$40 reprint of 1908 book, 1904pp .............................................................$95
fowler and strough, trade tokens of texas sullivan, american Political Badges and Medalets
(1st supplement) sB, 128pp ...............................................................$40 1789-1892, HB, 646pp .....................................................................$175
fuld, U.s. civil War store cards, 1976, HB, 584pp .........................$85 sweeney and Bernal, the Mitad tokens of latin america:
fuld, Die Photos & fuld/Moore listings, Update of an illustrated catalog of these 19th century tokens, sB, 32pp .......$10
4th revised edition, sB, 134pp .........................................................$10 trantow, catalogue of lumber company store tokens,
furst, Medals Made in america, 1954 reprint, 2nd edition, HB, 578pp ......................................................................$50
PB, 16pp ...............................................................................................$5 Vacketta, centennial commemoratives of illinois, sB, 58pp ...........$20
greenslet, the Medals of franklin, HB, 232pp .................................$40 Vacketta, trade tokens of illinois (2nd edition), HB, 550pp ............$45
Hartzog’s 1986 Price guide: “Medals of the United states Mint,” Zara, Prison tokens of the United states. HB, 168pp ......................$25
sB, 66pp .............................................................................................$15 current Valuations: a Price supplement to so-called Dollars,
Julian and Keusch, Medals of the U.s. assay commission sB, 24pp .............................................................................................$10
1860-1977, sB, 91pp .........................................................................$20
subscription to our next three token and
Kanzinger, civil War token collectors guide,
Medal auctions with Prices realized $ 10.00
PB, 238pp ...........................................................................................$25
Kappan, california tokens (volume 1), reprint, PLEASE use the order form on page 2
HB, 754pp ..........................................................................................$50
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King, Masonic chapter Pennies (reprint). HB, 398pp .......................$45
Kuethe, Magiciantokens, an authorized reprint, sB, 49pp ...............$20 SHIPPING CHARGES:
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19th Century Merchant Tokens
presiDential Coin & antiQUe CoMPanY
H. Joseph Levine
Post office Box 277, clifton, Virginia 20124
tel [phone] • fax [phone] • eMail [email protected]
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Auction Eighty-Three
Held in conjunction with Whitman’s Baltimore coin & currency convention at the Baltimore convention center, June
20-23, 2012. lots may be viewed at the convention at table #1550 in Hall e on thursday, June 20 from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m.;
friday, June 21 from 10:00 a. m. until 6 p.m. and saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
the sale is in two parts, Part i is a floor and Mail Bid sale and will be conducted at the convention. the sale will begin
at 5:30 p.m. sharp in room 331 on saturday June 22.
oUr BiDDing rUles are as folloWs:
FOR THE FLOOR SALE
1. Mail bids must be received no later than 6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19;
2. Fax Bids to 571-321-0696 and phone bids to 571-321-2121 must be received no later
than 9:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19;
3. We will receive phone bids at the Convention Center on Friday, June 21 from noon until 6 p.m. and
Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Telephone bids on these two days should made to 703-507-0993.
4. E-mail bids will be received until 9:00 PM on Thursday, June 21. All e-mail bids will acknowledged.
If your e-mail bid is not acknowledged - it has not been received!
Part II is a Mail Bid Only Sale.
all bids for this portion must be received by Monday, June 24 at 6 p.m.
FOR YOUR ADDED CONVENIENCE:
You may charge your purchases on Visa or MastercarD or you may use PayPal.
there will be a 4% surcharge on your total invoice for this privilege.
Book orders may be charged without a surcharge being added.
1. a BUYer’s cHarge of 15% on eacH inDiViDUal lot Will Be aDDeD to all sUccessfUl BiDs,
WHicH sUM Will Be tHe PUrcHase Price.
2. Bid the highest amount you are willing to pay for the lot. Your bid will be reduced to a 10% advance over the second
highest bid. there is no limit to the amount that we will reduce a bid except that…
3. Bids under $35.00 will not be reduced and bids will not be reduced to under $35.00.
4. in instances where there are duplicate lots, you may bid on an either/or basis and indicate a preference if you like.
5. some lots are reserved. the auctioneer will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor through its
representative.
6. invoices are payable within 7 days of receipt. returns must be made within this period. We attempt to use strict numismatic
grading standards and to note defects, which in our professional judgment, affect the value of the item. However, we do
make mistakes and will accept returns when we are in error. on the other hand, capricious returns will not be tolerated.
no lot may be returned by any floor bidder for any reason except authenticity.
7. Postage & insurance is added to all invoices and paid by the bidder.
8. on any account not paid within the prescribed terms of this sale, PresiDential reserves the right to extend credit and
to impose periodic finance charges at the rate of 1.5% per month (18% annum) on the unpaid balance. such charges will
begin to accrue on the 20th day following the closing date of the sale. on any sums unpaid, the buyer agrees to pay all
costs, including attorney’s fees, with interest accruing on the balance, until fully paid, at the specified rate.
9. BiDDing in tHis aUction sale constitUtes accePtance BY tHe BiDDer of tHe fore-going
terMs of sale.
PRICE ESTIMATES: (A) Under $10; (B) $10-25; (C) $25-50; (D) $50-75; (E) $75-100;
(F) $100-200; (G) $200-400; (H) $400-600; (I) $600-800.
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Our 83rd Exonumia Auction
PRESIDENTIAL COIN AND ANTIQUE COMPANY, INC.
our 83rd sale features the late Harvey elfenstein’s collection of the Medals of the american numismatic society.
the medals of the ans are arguably the most important medallic series issued in the United states. in the past, Presidential
has auctioned a number of significant offerings of these medals – the most recent being Ken traub’s collection of 56 ans
medals in our last sale. the elfenstein collection of 84 medals dwarfs the traub offering and promises to set the price
standard for the series for years to come.
Harvey elfenstein’s interest in the numismatic organizations also extended to the medals and badges of the american
numismatic association. our offering of early ana badges is the most extensive in recent memory and includes no less
than 9 pristine condition badges from the teens.
the highlight of our Hard times token selection is the extremely rare low 374, gibbs UsM stage token from
Belleville, nJ. it is distinguished by being one of the most sought-after tokens in both the Hard times and transportation
fields. the ever-popular field of so-called Dollars is headlined by an unlisted general Motors silver anniversary dollar with
the iconic norman Bel geddes design and the ever-popular HK 296, Wells fargo 1902 semi-centennial dollar.
there is an extensive listing of Washingtonia which leads off with a beautiful original Washington Before Boston
medal in choice aU condition. it is immediately followed by a most unusual example of a Washington medallic portrait
silver plated snuff box. from the garrett sale comes all four Washington obverses combined with the U.s. shield reverse.
there is also a complete set of lovett’s Washington’s Headquarters series second obverse. We have an unusually extensive
offering of large presidential plaques in this sale. abraham lincoln is represented by the iconic Brenner plaque on marble, a
large oval bronze by franklin simmons done in 1865 and additional plaques by Max Peinlich, & J, e. roine. there are three
large bronze portraits of theodore roosevelt including a galvano of an early stage of anna Hyatt Huntington’s Women’s
roosevelt Memorial association service medal; allen newman’s 100% american plaque and an excessively rare example
of christian Petersen’s theodore roosevelt american – a standing full-figure pose of tr. Woodrow Wilson is represented
by four stunning bronze portraits including a spectacular two-sided 7 ¼" medallion by louis ragot. our usual fine offering
of Presidential inaugural Medals features two examples of the very rare 1917 Wilson official medal.
the World’s fair section abounds with seldom offered rarities including eglit 300 – columbus, admiral of the
ocean sea; lPe’s gold medal for the Philippine exhibit; a california-Pacific named award medal ; a rare pattern of the 1939
nYWf award Medal and a 5 oz. platinum medal struck by Baker & co. for the 1939 fair.
our floor sale offering of Us Mint medals numbers 44 medals including a rare 1949 assay Medal; lincoln Pr-
12 medal in aluminum; two rare first steam coinage medals (Mt-20 & 21); Paul Manship’s silver medal for the visit of
President Dutra of Brazil and a silver example of the treasury Department second class life saving medal.
next comes an unusual offering of 21 medals from the corporation of the city of london medallic series including
many in their ornate original boxes. a small selection of Betts medals is headed by Betts 167, a george ii indian Peace/trade
medal. Works by world-renowned sculptors abound throughout the sale. there are especially significant offerings of medals
of Victor D. Brenner and Paul Manship.
Hard Times Tokens
HT 79 Hc 1840-1. 27.2mm. copper. i.B. gardner, sc. about
Uncirculated. obverse with a togated bust of clay to the right and
the surrounding legend: HenrY. claY. anD tHe aMerican
sYsteM. on the reverse, an open laurel wreath surrounds
UniteD/ We/ stanD. the “We” is only faintly visible as is often
the case. (g)
9. LOW 321. JAMES G. MOFFET, NYC. HT 295. r2. 29mm. 10.2
Lot 1
grams. copper. red and Brown Uncirculated. above the eagle is a
ribbon inscribed e PlUriBUs UnUM in which the s and the n are
1. LOW 5. ANDREW JACKSON LARGE SHIELD, HT 7.
both backward. (f)
aJacK 1832-3. 25.6mm. Brass. Dies by robert lovett, sr. xf/
aU; Pci aU50. Both large and small shield varieties are seen
with thick and thin planchets and with straight and oblique reeding.
this is an example of the large shield variety with a period after the
n of n orleans on the reverse. Because of the slab, the planchet
thickness and edge variety is unknown. (H-i)
Lot 10
10. LOW 332. WRIGHT AND BALE, NEW YORK CITY. HT 342.
Baker 594. 19mm. copper. extremely fine. thin planchet. (2.3
grams)
this scarce card is sought by both specialists in merchant tokens
Lot 2
and collectors of Washington items. it is particularly important to
Hard times collectors because it is the storecard of one of the most
2. LOW 9B. JACKSON/ RUNNING BOAR TOKEN. HT 10; CE
prominent issuers of merchant tokens of the period. charles cushing
1834-10A. 28.8mm. silvered Brass. 8.7 grams. a nice lustrous
Wright and James Bale were in business together from 1829 until
about Uncirculated with about 90% of the silvering still remaining.
1833 when the partnership was dissolved. ($800-1000)
struck from the same dies as low 8 on a thin planchet and from an

early state of the dies before the reverse die break extending from
the M in MY through the l of glorY and the e of tHe appeared.
the wart like die break on Jackson’s face is present. (g-H)

3. LOW 17; ILLUSTRIOUS PREDECESSOR HT 31; CE 1838-1.
28.5mm. copper. 9.8 grams. r3. Very fine. this is the scarcest
of the illustrious Predecessor tokens. it is also one of the most
misattributed in the series. on this piece, the s of stePs must be
entirely beneath the foreleg. (f-g)
4. LOW 49. HALF CENT TOKEN. HT 73. r2. 23.4mm. copper.
attractive extremely fine token with some underlying luster. (g). lot 11 (enlarged 1.5x)
11. Low 374. I GIBBS USM STAGE, BELLEVILLE, NJ. HT
5. LOW 113. H. CROSSMAN, NEW YORK CITY. HT 244. r1.
203. atwood nY 630a. 23mm. Brass. Dark Very good. obverse:
28.5mm. copper an attractive even brown uncirculated example.
BelleVille & neW YorK * around U.s.M./ stage/ i. giBBs.
Weakly struck on the eagle’s neck as always. from B&M’s 1996
reverse: gooD for one riDe around to/ tHe/Bearer.
sale of the thomas sebring collection, #3455 where it brought
$220.00. (g)
originally both rulau and atwood located this token in new
York. However, modern scholarship has placed it in new Jersey as
6. LOW 84. S.B. SCHENK, ATTLEBORO, MA. HT 158. 28.7mm.
Belleville was apparently the headquarters of the stage line. this is
copper. lustrous Brown Uncirculated. ngc Ms-63 Bn. (f-g
one of the rarest of all transportation and hard times tokens. We are
aware of only one auction appearance – that being lot #198 in the
7. LOW 190. SMALL TEMPLE OF LIBERTY TOKEN. HT
1898 sale of the Benjamin Betts collection. the piece is valued
78. MVB 1836-4. 25.8mm. 6.7 grams. gilt Brass. Vf/xf. Holed
at $2000 in atwood, which we believe is the highest value for any
at top as usual. obverse with a bust of Van Buren to the right
token listed in that reference. We anticipate that this example will
surrounded by his name and a circle of 26 stars. the reverse legend:
bring in the $3000-5000 range.
DeMocracY anD oUr coUntrY is around a temple of
liBertY surmounted by an eagle with scales. in the foreground
12. HT 225. J.W.B. COUNTERSTAMP, NYC. Brunk B-55. J.W.B. in
are agricultural implements and three barrels. a sailing ship is in the
relief within a rectangle has been c/s on the reverse of a good 1822
distance to the left. (g)
large cent. Brunk has attributed this c/s to the nYc silversmith,
James W. Beebe, who worked in the 1835-1845 time frame. (f)
8. LOW 192. HENRY CLAY AND THE AMERICAN SYSTEM.
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19th Century Merchant Tokens
shield, MassacHUsetts above. the reverse bears a wreath
surrounding the inscription: lexington/ aPril 19, 1775/ 7
stars/ BaltiMore/ aPril 19, 1861.
this token commemorates the coincidence that the first casualties
Lot 13 of both the revolutionary War and the civil War occurred on april
19th. Both of these incidents involved men from Massachusetts.
13. HT C420. F. A. VACHÈ, (PHILADELPHIA) R8. Brunk V-15. f. in 1775, the Battle of lexington was fought on that date. april
a. VacHÈ boldly c/s on the obverse of a very well worn cleaned 19, 1861, troops of the sixth Massachusetts regiment, on route to
1836 bust dime. rulau identifies Vache as a gunsmith and machinist Washington, D.c., were stoned by mobs in Baltimore, Md. four
in Philadelphia, ca. 1824-45. (f) soldiers were killed.
the thick planchet on this token indicates that it was one of the
original 14 copper tokens struck by Bolen and not one of the Kline
restrikes. We last offered one of these rare tokens in our 2005
auction #74 where an uncirculated example brought $748.50.
MISSOURI
lot 14
14. HT E464 var. W. H. SCOTT. Bold c/s on a Vf Hard times token
of Henry anderson (low 107, Ht 219)., this variation is unlisted
by both rualu and Brunk. rulau believes that it is a “realistic
possibility” that this token was issued by William H. scott , a dry
goods merchant from Philadelphia who was located at 15 north 3rd
street from 1825 to 1845. the anderson Ht token is also host to
another countermark – that of a. B. cole. (f)

19TH CENTURY lot 18 (enlarged 1.5x)
MERCHANT TOKENS
18. RARE AND UNLISTED VARIETY OF THE ST. LOUIS POST
OFFICE TOKEN, CA 1850’S. MO 32 var. 24.2mm. White
CALIFORNIA Metal. lustrous xf/aU with some graffiti scratched into the reverse.
obverse with a displayed eagle perched atop a shield superimposed
15. 6. JOSEPH BROTHERS, SAN FRANCISCO. Kappen-1275. over three crossed flags to either side. inscribed above is st. loUis
29.7mm. copper. xf/aU with traces of gilding. With the exception Post office. the reverse die is signed at bottom in small letters by
of some counterstamped issues, this is possibly the earliest california J.M. KersHaW, a well-known st. louis engraver and copperplate
merchant token. (f) printer. at center in large script letters is hand engraved the name,
JUliUs HUtaWa. Both above and below this name is some graffiti
consisting of miscellaneous letters.
MASSACHUSETTS
rulau notes, “the st. louis Post office checks were likely boxholder
16. Ma-Sp-14a. BOLEN’S ARSENAL MEDAL WITHOUT SUN.
indetification discs or served some similar function. Probably each
Musante JaB 4. 28mm. Brass. ngc Ms-62. obverse view of the
engraved specimen is unique. Undoubtedly there are others that
U.s./ arsenal building. the reverse bears a 7 line inscription re
have survived. “Julius Hutawa, among the early german immigrants
the establishment of the armory by act of congress in 1794. only 75
to saint louis, Missouri, arrived with the Berlin society in 1833
pieces were struck in Brass. (f)
with his brother edward. the brothers engaged in lithography and
publishing and were well-know for their maps of the area. (H)
NEW YORK
19. 234. FARMERS AND MECHANICS LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY TOKEN IN SILVER. ny-ny 70. 31.2mm. Choice
about Uncirculated. the “i am insured” inscription of the reverse
indicates that this token, in its various metals, was given to selected
policyholders. (f-g)
Lot 17
17. MaSp-72. BOLEN’S TOKEN COMMEMORATING THE PENNSYLVANIA
FIRST CASUALTIES OF THE CIVIL WAR. JaB 22;.
27.9mm. copper. 10.1 grams; 2.28mm thick. J.a. Bolen, sc. 20. 90F. EDWARD COGAN, PHILADELPHIA. 20.7mm. silver. re.
r&B Uncirculated. the obverse bears an eagle perched on a nicely toned Unc. the 1860 reverse is the same as appears on the
H8