TOKENS, New York. New York. John K. Curtis, jeweller & numismatist. CU Token (31mm, 12.52 g, 11h). Dies by George H. Lovett. Dated 1859.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1353. Estimated: $ 400

United States, Coin-in-Hand Video, Copper

Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TOKENS, New York. New York. John K. Curtis, jeweller & numismatist. CU Token (31mm, 12.52 g, 11h). Dies by George H. Lovett. Dated 1859. A REAL ANTIQUE, BUT ALAS! IT IS INDECYPHERABLE, figure seated left at table, dressed in colonial attire, examining coins through a magnifying glass; THE ANTIQUARY/ 1859 / AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, CURIOSITIES & ANTIQUES, *** JOHN K. CURTIS,/ JEWELLER/ AND/ NUMISMATIST,/ 83/ BLEECKER ST./ N.Y. Ophthalmologia XI.73 (this token); Rulau NY-180. Red-brown surfaces. UNC.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Virgil Brand Collection/Jane Brand Allen Estate (Part II, Bowers & Merena 18 June 1984), lot 1230 (part of).


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