CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – Daniel & Benjamin True types. CU Token (27mm, 6.86 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in New York or Lower Canada. Struck circa 1835.

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Lot: 260. Estimated: $ 200

Canadian Blacksmith & Related Tokens from the RH Collection, Copper

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CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – Daniel & Benjamin True types. CU Token (27mm, 6.86 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in New York or Lower Canada. Struck circa 1835. PECK’S PATENT TIN MACHINES, windlass; around, * (rosette) */ IN COMPLETE/ SETTS/ MADE AT/ * (small bust eft) */ TROY NY / MACHINE SHOP TURNING & BORING, screw; around, SCREWS/ FOR PAPER/ OIL & CIDER/ MILLS &C/ * (small bust) *. Wood, Blacksmith 29; Breton –; Charlton BL-47A1; Rulau HT 371. Brown surfaces. VF.

From the RH Collection.

This muling of two Troy, New York store cards is properly part of the Canadian blacksmith series, as it is struck on low weight planchets. The reverse die has been recut since it’s use in New York. Two varieties are known, predicated on the weight and die axis:

BL-47A1 – Thick flan. Weights from 7.3-11.5 g. Die axis 6h.
BL-47A2 – Thin flan. Weights from 3.2-6.7 g. Die axis 3h.

The present example falls just between the two, and has been cataloged here as a ‘thick’ flan. The dies axis, however, is between 4h and 5h, more consistent with the ‘thin’ flan.

Closing Date and Time: 23 August 2022 at 11:26:20 ET.



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