1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Fuld-4, W-8590. ...

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1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent, W-8590
PR65 Red and Brown

1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Fuld-4, W-8590. The Talbot, Allum & Lee cents are unusual among the post-Colonial pieces of British origin in that they circulated in the United States to a wide extent. More than 200,000 of these cents are believed to have been struck as advertising tokens, most dated 1794, but a sizeable number were dated 1795. Most of them were unused, and the firm ultimately sold 2,990 pounds of them (an estimated 140,000 to 150,000 tokens) to the U.S. Mint for use as half cent planchets.

This proof, never intended for circulation, was certainly made for collectors and the high grade attests to its careful preservation. The fields are deeply mirrored with no distracting marks. The surfaces are mostly red, with the Red and Brown designation from PCGS likely a result of the blue accents seen on both sides. A close inspection reveals some subtle evidence of die spalling. Listed on page 43 of the 2026 Guide Book. Population: 6 in 65 Red and Brown, 0 finer (6/25).
Ex: Beverly Hills Signature (Heritage, 11/2012), lot 3013.
From The Costa Family Collection, Part I.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2B5Y, PCGS# 90635, Greysheet# 285)

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