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1694 1/2 P New England Elephant Token -- Obverse Repaired -- NGC Details. XF. Betts-80, Hodder 2-G, W-12140, High R.7....
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Description
1694 New England Elephant Token
XF Details, Finest of Three Known
Betts-80, W-12140
1694 1/2 P New England Elephant Token -- Obverse Repaired -- NGC
Details. XF. Betts-80, Hodder 2-G, W-12140, High R.7. Not much
is known about the origins of the various Elephant token varieties,
but Michael Hodder noted that the elephant punch was engraved by
John Roettiers, Chief Engraver of the British Royal Mint. The
various London varieties have only a tenuous connection to the
colonies; they are die linked to the three varieties that refer
directly to Carolina or New England. Key to the entire Elephant
series is the variety with the legend GOD PRESERVE NEW ENGLAND
1694. Only three examples are known, and since none of them
appeared at auction between 1890 and 1980, generations of colonial
collectors were unable to compete for the variety.The present lot is the finest among the surviving trio. The legend and pachyderm are both sharp, and no marks are noticeable, though two narrow parallel flan striations cross the top of the elephant's back. Designated as obverse repaired by NGC, though the piece might be more accurately described as lightly burnished. The surfaces are microgranular, and display intermingled powder-blue and golden-brown shades.
The three known examples are:
1. NGC Details. XF. 234.6 grains. Thick planchet. Joseph J. Mickley; William Sumner Appleton; Massachusetts Historical Society; John L. Roper Collection (Stack's, 12/1983), lot 144; Donald G. Partrick Collection. The present lot.
2. VF30 Uncertified. 240.9 grains. Thick planchet. A.H. Baldwin & Sons, 3/1954; Norweb Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 10/1987), lot 1237.
3. VG8 PCGS. 132.8 grains. Thin planchet. Dr. Charles Clay Collection (William Strobridge, 12/1871), lot 139; George A. Seavey; Lorin G. Parmelee Collection (New York Coin & Stamp, 6/1890), lot 350; DeWitt Smith Collection (12/31/1908); Virgil Brand Collection; Virgil Brand Estate; B.G. Johnson, 11/1934; John Work Garrett; Johns Hopkins University; Garrett Collection, Part 3 (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1980), lot 1317; Lester Merkin; Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection; Baltimore Auction (Stack's Bowers, 3/2015), lot 2480.
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Auction Info
2021 January 20 - 24 FUN US Coins Signature Auction #1326 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2021
20th-24th
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