"1781" (ca. 1820) North American Token. W-13980. Rarity-2. AU-58 (PCGS).

"1781" (ca. 1820) North American Token. W-13980. Rarity-2. AU-58 (PCGS). This is the finest example of the type we can recall handling; the highest graded North American tokens that appear in our online archives are in PCGS AU-55. This nearly Mint State piece exhibits plenty of nice gloss to hard, frosty surfaces. Toning is wonderfully original in blended autumn-orange and olive-brown with hints of steely-copper in a few areas. Sharply struck for the type with most features crisp, a lack of even trivial blemishes rounds out an impressive list of attributes for this gorgeous example. Likely produced in Ireland sometime between 1810 and 1820, examples of this type found their way to North America, where they saw widespread circulation in Canada. All known examples were struck from deliberately damaged or worn dies to simulate older coins and thereby facilitate the type's acceptance in commercial channels. This is an exceptionally well preserved survivor that is fully deserving of the impressive Choice AU grade from PCGS. Provenance: From the Emerald Coast Collection. PCGS Population: 5; with a single AU-58+ finer. PCGS# 589. NGC ID: 2B5H. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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