Scarcer Large Cent-Like 1837 Hard Times Token & 1850's Merchant Store Card.

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1837 "Not One Cent" HT-42 / Low-28, R-2, Raw AU = $295.00 Shipped.

 

 

Although rated nominally as a R-2 on the rarity scale, this variety is excessively scarce above the commonly found VG condition. Since 2005 only 3 higher end AU/BU examples have come to market within major collections which crossed the podiums of Stacks and Heritage. This example is well struck for the variety which is generally soft on the hair bun and is extremely eye appealing in hand with mellowed medium brown surfaces. Some obverse rub and minimal field chatter is present from minor circulation, however the reverse wreath full leaves details are crisp.

 

1859 S.H. BLACK, ELECTROTYPER, M-NY-63, NGC XF40BN – ASKING $195.00 SHIPPED.

 

 

Obverse: S.H. BLACK, ELECTROTYPER & GILDER around 1859 below. Reverse:. MEDALS, CARDS & C. TO ORDER around central wreath, 410 / BROADWAY / N.Y. on three lines within. 29mm Diameter, Plain edge. Head of Liberty to left and remarkably similar in appearance to the federal large cents of 1839-1857. Medium chocolate brown with deeper reddish highlights. Copper on lead electrotype. Portions of the underlying lead can be seen on the high points due to circulation. However all copper plate beyond is intact and this example far exceeds any and all commonly seen which are sometimes completely bare showing just the lead host. This token, made only in electrotype form (and not a copy of a struck token), was very well known in its era, indeed famous in numismatic circles. The same firm also made interesting electrotype novelties, such as plaques and platters incorporating designs taken from medals of George Washington and elsewhere, true to form as they were put in a matrix and electrotyped from that matrix. Samuel Black was a popular electrotyper before the Civil War. His store cards seems to be an attempt to keep the large cent series alive as the government ceased production of the large cents in 1857, with Black issuing his tokens each year of 1858 thru 1861. His tokens were made of lead with an electrolytically fused layer of copper. These tokens were a demonstration of his trade. The tokens of these 4 years provide an trail of the 5 addresses and his brief partnership with Friend. His business disappears from the New York directories after 1861. Wrongly designated by NGC as M-NY-61 and this particular variety was missing in the Q David Bowers collection.

 

 

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