1837 AE Token HT-334, Ezra Sweet, BN MS(PCGS#77276)
1837 AE Token HT-334, Ezra Sweet, BN MS (PCGS#77276)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 385
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 776
- 详细说明
- New York--New York. 1837 Ezra B. Sweet. HT-334, Low-140, W-NY-1000-10a. Rarity-4. Copper. Plain Edge. Small Planchet. 27.5 mm. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Coin alignment, offset 30 degrees clockwise. Handsome golden-brown overall with splashes of copper-rose. Struck on a crudely made planchet, although the impression is well centered and the central design elements are generally sharp. Noteworthy as a Mint State survivor of a variety that is typically offered in VF or EF grades. According to the 1836 edition of Longworth's American Almanac: "Sweet Ezra B tinsmith 200 Canal h. 57 Watts." Ezra B. Sweet's name is included on a petition to Congress dated 1841 wherein his address is listed as 177 Hudson Street, New York. In 1845, he appears to have been a candidate for the office of alderman representing the 8th Ward in New York City, but garnered only a small percentage of the votes cast. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Philadelphia Americana Sale of September 2009, lot 7172; our Baltimore Auction of March 2014, lot 207. Click here for certification details from PCGS.