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OH, Cincinnati • OH-165-CK-1d • Frank Kern • R: 1018 (1863 Indian Head ‘Liberty’ stars) • Copper- nickel PE over RE • R-10 • MS-64 (PCGS (PCGS) • Ex Chris Urquhart Collection and Steve Hayden. Part of a collection of copper-nickel Civil War tokens. Steve Tanenbaum told me that these tokens, mostly unique, were probably first off of the respective obverse dies and were probably struck to the order of a local numismatist. This die pair was never used to make circulating tokens in any metal. This and related die 1018 coins I acquired from this collection have never appeared on the open market before! See Notes below. A showpiece! Obverse die state: Perfect. Very early impression with prominent die finish lines still visible. • Reverse die state. Die relapped to remove some rust; dentils now thin and widely spaced from about 8 o’clock, clockwise to about 11 o’clock. Die heavily rusted on higher areas; lightly rusted on lower areas except heavy rust before face. Many raised lines in the area of stars 1-4. Rim filed as part of striking process, thus not examinable for study. Notes: Part of a collection of copper-nickel Civil War tokens, ex Virgil M. Brand, Julius Guttag, George J. Fuld, various other owners, and R&T; with reverse 1018. The group includes these 16 Fuld numbers (Steve Tanenbaum: “Maximum mintage 2; all unlisted and unique): OH- 165-EQ-8d; 165-ER-12d; 165-EU-10d; 165-EV-18d; 165-FH-9d; 165-FV-9d; 165-FW-6d; 165-GA-5d; 165-GB-13d; 165-GC-11d; 165-GE-7d; 165-GG-8d; 165-GJ-1d; 165-GL-11d; 165-GN-6d; and 165-GP-6d.. On these the edge was at first reeded, then placed in a plain collar with the result that the reeding is still sharp but the ends of the reeds are flat and prooflike. PE over RE • R-10 • MS-64 (PCGS (PCGS) •
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Civil War Token ....OH, Cincinnati • OH-165-BV-15aI • V. Heyl, Farmers Hotel • R: 1008 (1862 Indian Head ‘Liberty’ stars) • Copper PE • R-9 • MS-63 (PCGS) • 35127926... Rare variety with denomination canceled on the reverse. Lustrous brown with tinges of red. R&T. Obverse die state: Perfect die. Punch canceled (plain punch about 7 mm. diameter) to flatten numeral 5; apparently, it was desired to have these circulate per the nominal appearance of one cent.
• Data: 30°. 63.5 grains, 19.1 mm.
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Civil War Token....NY, New York • NY-630-C-11a • C. Bahr / Knoop’s • R: KNOOPS SEGARS & TOBACCO / 131 /
BOWERY / N.Y. (obverse of NY-630-A) • Copper PE. Muling of two unrelated dies. • R-4 •
MS-64 RB (PCGS)• 34110431 A near-Gem from the Richard Rossa Collection. The finest seen, Red and brown nicely mixed.
Used to be listed as R-6 but now as R-4. I respectfully suggest that it is rarer than R-4. Notes: This is a very significant muling with relation to the die state of the NY-630-AO die; apparently, this muling was struck prior to an extensive run of regular NY-630-AO varieties.
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Civil War Token....New York--New York. 1863 John Schuh. Fuld-630BM-1a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-65 BN (PCGS). 24 mm. Provenance: Ex Rossa & Tanenbaum; Q. David Bowers Reference Collection. & previously NY, New York •
NY-630-BM-1a • John Schuh • R: 1010 (1862 Indian Head ‘Liberty’ stars) •
Copper PE • R-1 • MS-65 BN (PCGS) • $190 • 34110341 90 Richly lustrous Indian Head signed by R. Roloff. One of the most common New York City tokens,
but hardly ever seen in Gem grade. This is the finest Richard Rossa was able to obtain. Obverse die state: Perfect die. • Reverse die state: Perfect die. Very early state with many raised die finish lines visible under magnification. • Data: 135°. 70.4 gr 24.1 mm.