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19TH CENTURY MERCHANT TOKENS
ALABAMA
488.
5. MOBILE JOCKEY CLUB, MOBILE
. WM. PL AU. Sometime
around 1860, both the obverse and reverse dies were muled with
other dies to create rarities for the avid collector, J.N.T. Levick. The
die combination offered here is the original one ordered by the
Jockey Club. (C-D).
CONNECTICUT
489.
3. S. N. & H. C. BOTSFORD, BRISTOL and THADDEUS SMITH,
CINCINNATI, OHIO. OH 122.
XF. This variety of the Botsford token
rarely turns up. Instead of the eagle reverse as usually above, this
reverse announces that Thaddeus Smith of Cincinnati is agent “for
the apparatus” as well as being a dealer “in all kinds of clocks.” (D)
LOUISIANA
490.
11B. N.C. FOLGER, NEW ORLEANS.
VF/XF. (B)
MARYLAND
491.
Md-Ba-16. CASINO NO. 3. BALTIMORE
. Brass. VF/XF. (C)
MASSACHUSETTS
492.
GIBBUD SHELL CARD
. Bowers MA-660; Storer 1663. 24.9mm.
Brass Shell. Lustrous Unc. Obv: A/ FREE/ DRINK/ H.B. GIBBUD
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Rx: WHO SO EVER/ WILL/ LET HIM
TAKE/ THE/ WATER OF LIFE/ FREELY. (D)
NEW JERSEY
493.
NJ-AC-3. APPLEGATE/S PALACE OF FLYING ANIMALS,
ATLANTIC CITY
VF. This popular merry-go-round token was for
many years attributed to Philadelphia. (PA. 22) (C)
494.
16. WHITNEY BROTHERS, GLASSBORO
. 26.3mm. Brass. VF/
XF. (C)
495.
UNLISTED S.D.WHITNEY TOKEN.
25.3mm. Brass. Holed
Extremely Fine. A shell version of the reverse of the normal S. D.
Whitney 1852 token from Glassboro as offered above. This is only
the fifth specimen of this token we can account for. Surely, it is
among the finest known of these fragile, easily bent pieces. (E-F)
NEW YORK
496.
2019D. E. J. CHAPIN (CLYDE, NY) Brunk
C-350. “E/ J. CHAPIN”
c/s twice on the obverse and once on the reverse on an AG 1854
arrows quarter. There exist other Chapin c/s that identify him as a
dealer in watches, clocks and jewelry in Clyde, NY. (D-E)
497.
NY-Em 12. ROBERTS DIE WORKS, ELMIRA
. Brunk. R-373.
C/s on a dark VF 1866 farthing. ROBERTS/ DYE WORKS/ 186/
WATER ST. ELMIRA, N.Y. (C-D)
498.
D. HODGMAN, NYC.
Schenkman 610H 30a. 32mm. Black Hard
Rubber. Unc. (D)
499. 482A. P.L. & CO., NYC.
Ny-Ny 158A. VF. An 1876 card from P.
Lorillard & Co., the tobacco manufacturer. (A-B)
500. 491A. GEORGE H. LOVETT, NYC.
“We All Have Our Hobbies”
well-worm F/VF with surfaces consistent with the grade (B)
501.
526. JOHN MATTHEWS, NYC
. NY-NY 191. XF/AU but with
several digs on the reverse near the rim at 12:00 and a small
reverse edge dent at 6:00. Reverse pictures a cherub wielding
a wrench protecting his soda water apparatus from a thirsty bear.
Dated 1876. Matthews was the “Father of the Soda Fountain
Industry” and for many years was the premier manufacturer of
soda fountains. (C-D)
502.
UNLISTED SWEENY’S HOTEL TOKEN, NYC
. 26mm. Brass,
Lustrous AU with a very minor reverse rim dent at 9:00. Obv:
SWEENY’S]/ HOTEL. Rx: SMITHSONIAN HOUSE around 606/
BROADWAY. The lower portions of HOU are weakly struck.
This die combination is unlisted! Rulau 860F notes the SWEENY’S/
HOTEL die, but pairs it only with a blank reverse. (E-F)
503.
913. TPD, NYC
. XF. (C)
504.
964. WOOD’S MINSTRELS. NYC.
Silver. XF Lightly polished (D)
505.
2050. GREAT EASTERN
. Schenkman C-15. WM. PL Unc. (E)
OHIO
506.
18. LOOKOUT HOUSE, CINCINNATI
. Oh-Ci-31. German Silver.
VF/XF. Geo, Kemmeter & Co. (C)
507.
72. W. J. GORDON, CINCINNATI
. Storer 7824. XF. Popular soda
water check. (D)
508.
OH-Ci-50 (but reeded edge). CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSITION, 1870
. AU. (B)
509.
OH-Da-12. JAMES RITTY’S PONY HOUSE, DAYTON.
F/VF. (B-
C)
510.
UNLISTED SALEM, OHIO C/S. SALEM.O./ G. SHEETS
.
Logotype c/s on a poor 1817 large cent which has been holed at
center. (E-F)
PENNSYLVANIA
511.
102. EDWARD COGAN, PHILADELPHIA
. CN. Unc, with a long
thin planchet flaw on the Rx. extending from the rim to the left is the
S in SILVER to the bottom of the N in GIVEN. Cogan was an early
Phila. coin dealer. (C-D)
512.
PA 230B. W. IDLER, PHILADELPHIA
. Baker 545C. AU, with some
scattered dark spots on the reverse. (D)
513.
364. MASON & CO., PHILADELPHIA
. PaPh 291; Baker 559A;
NC 16a. Copper. AU, a few minor spots. Only 100 pieces struck in
Copper. (E-F)
514.
595. ENTRACHT, TYRONE
. PaTy 3. XF/AU. (D)
515.
PA 902. J. BRAMBLE (PHILADELPHIA
) Brunk 1051. J.
BRAMBLE/ 6 pointed star c/s on the obverse of a G 1851 half cent.
The tops of the B’s in BRAMBLE are broken as is typical for the
c/s. Rulau identifies the issuer as in innkeeper in Philadelphia while
Brunk is more tentative about this attribution. (C)
516.
Pa Phi-30 SOUVENIR WATCH OPENER
. Eglit 25. 35.7 x 25.7mm.
in the shape of a watch. Nickel XF. Obv: SOUVENIR/ WORLD’S/
COLUMBIAN/ EXPOSITION/ CHICAGO/ 1893 within a keystone.
Rx: COMPLIMENTS OF KEYSTONE WATCH CASE CO. around
globe with PHILA indicated. (B)
517.
PA: GERMAN - AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL, 1883.
Rulau PaPh
107 but chocolate bronze (Unlisted) . 31.8mm. Bz. Choice Unc.
Obv: Eagle perched on shield over flag. Rx: 3 leaf clover. (C)
NON-LOCAL
518.
B. AGARD
. Brunk A-138. Incused c/s on the obverse of a VG 1854
quarter. (C)
519.
M. AMES
. Unlisted. Incused c/s on the obverse of a VG 1833 large
cent. (C)
520.
W. BAKER
. Brunk Unlisted. c/s from a prepared punch on the obv.
of a VG 1855 quarter. (C-D)
521.
H. BOYD
. Brunk Unlisted, Incused c/s across both sides of an AG
1821 large cent. (B)
522.
H.S. BURGESS
. Incused c/s on the obverse of a F/VF 1845 large
cent. Rulau (MdBa 125) attributes this to Baltimore, Md. While
Brunk thinks it more likely to be Maine. Schenkman does not list it
in his Maryland storecard book. (C)
523.
C. COLMAN
. Unlisted. Incused c/s on the reverse of a VG 1827
large cent. (B-C)
524.
P.D
. Unlisted. Raised c/s within a saw toothed depression on an
AG 1858 flying eagle cent. (C)
Lot 502