(1792-94) TOKEN Kentucky Token, Plain Edge MS64 Red PCGS....

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Rare Choice Mint State Kentucky Token With Full Red Surfaces

(1792-94) TOKEN Kentucky Token, Plain Edge MS64 Red PCGS. Plain Edge. Breen-1155. Lustrous and well defined with minor contact marks. The plain edge is more common overall than the LANCASTER edge, but in mint red the plain edge is many times rarer. Extremely rare in this lustrous condition with two MS64 Red coins the only pieces to have been certified Red. The reverse pyramid of stars, or blazing suns, has Masonic symbolism and these pieces are sometimes called the Starry Pyramid halfpence. The original thirteen stars, or suns, form the Masonic Unfinished Pyramid. The top star is marked K, for Kentucky, and the right star on the upper second row is marked V, for Virginia. The remaining stars are each marked for one of the other thirteen states.
These pieces were engraved in England by John Gregory Hancock and struck by Westwood's mint in Birmingham. It is not known who ordered these pieces from the Westwood mint, but we do know that they were readily accepted and circulated widely, even when the fledgling Philadelphia mint coppers remained relatively unpopular. Listed on page 61 of the 2005 Guide Book.(#616)

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 616, GSID# 363)

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