1837 Millions for Defence, Bushnell Fantasy, Low-43A, HT-55A, W-X-700f, R.8, MS61 NGC. Silver, plain edge. Silver examples o...

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1837 Low-43A Bushnell Fantasy, MS61
Important Silver Rarity
Possibly Unique

1837 Millions for Defence, Bushnell Fantasy, Low-43A, HT-55A, W-X-700f, R.8, MS61 NGC. Silver, plain edge. Silver examples of the Bushnell Fantasy tokens are extremely rare, and the present variety is possibly unique. There was no example in the Ford collection, nor in the Charles Litman collection. Lyman Low wrote in 1899 that he believed just one silver example was produced for each of these fantasy tokens.

Just five different varieties are listed in A Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens, struck from the dies of Low-41, 42, 43 (offered here), 70, and 71. A detailed census of silver Bushnell pieces, indeed of all silver Hard Times tokens, should be compiled.

This lovely Mint State example has delicate gold and iridescent toning on antique-silver surfaces. Slight central weakness is noted on this imperfectly centered token.
Ex: Massachusetts Historical Society (Bowers and Merena, 11/1994), lot 3008; Dice-Hicks Collections (Stack's, 7/2008), lot 3057.
From The Robert A. Schuman, MD Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 77484)

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