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$20 Gold Double Eagle, 1889-S
0.9675 troy oz. pure gold net.SH26884. U.S. $20 Double Eagle, 1889-S, EF45, San Francisco, CA mint, bullion priced, sales final, no returns; SOLD
$20 Gold Double Eagle, 1894-S
0.9675 troy oz. pure gold net.SH26882. U.S. $20 Double Eagle, 1894-S, VF35, San Francisco, CA mint, bullion priced, sales final, no returns; SOLD
Colonial Canada, Blacksmith Copper, J & C. Peck / N. Starbuck and Son, c. 1835 - 1858
"Blacksmith Coppers" refers to some types of imitation British halfpence struck in colonial Canada. The name comes from the story of a Montreal blacksmith who, "..when he wished to have a [good time] struck two or three dollars of these coppers and thereby supplied himself with sufficient change to gratify his wishes."
The dies, engraved by Benjamin True of Troy, NY about 1835, were for the obverse of a J. and C. Peck Company token (HT 363) and the reverse of a N. Starbuck and Son Company token (HT 368). Howland Wood in "The Canadian Blacksmith Coppers" first published in The Numismatist in 1910, wrote that he believed these dies were sent to colonial Canada after they were discarded, where they were used to strike blacksmith coppers in the early Nineteenth century, before Confederation minting began in 1858.
The Benjamin True dies were usually used only on one side and the other side was struck using locally made halfpenny dies depicting Britannia. The false halfpenny dies were shallowly engraved with minimal detail and the coins were weakly struck. The intent seems to have been to make the coins more acceptable by creating them with a circulated and worn appearance. It is hard to imagine that this type with a hard times token obverse and reverse was acceptable, which is probably why this type is rare. This die combination was not listed by Wood.
The catalog value in Rulau's 4th edition Page # 181 is $300.00 in Fine.
WO38390. Bronze token, Rulau HT-371, Wood Blacksmith Coppers -, aF (all are weakly struck), weight 6.426 g, maximum diameter 26.3 mm, die axis 135o, obverse PECK'S PATENT MACHINES, IN COMPLETE SETTS MADE AT TROY NY, Peck's machine (obverse for a J. and C. Peck Company token, HT-363); reverse MACHINE SHOP TURNING & BORING, SCREWS FOR PAPER OIL & CIDER MILLS &C., press screw (reverse for a N. Starbuck and Son Company token, HT-368); flan edge defect; rare (R5); SOLD
U.S. $5 Olympic Sprinter 1992W (West Point Mint) Gold Proof
Gold value (0.242 oz.) on 2/3/2010: $262.32. Issued for the 1992 Olympic Games. Mintage: 77,313. Designer: James Sharpe (obverse), James Peed (reverse). Original price from the mint: $230.00. SH37518. Gold coin, $5 olympic sprinter proof, Proof, weight 8.359 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, West Point mint, 1992; obverse LIBERTY, sprinter with an American flag behind, USA and olympic rings left, 19912 and IN GOD WE TRUST right; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIVE DOLLARS, heraldic eagle with USA and the Olympic rings above, W (West Point mint mark) right; complete with original U.S. Mint packaging and certificate of authenticity; SOLD
Contemporary Cast Pewter Forgery of a Connecticut Cent, 1786 - 1788
Found in Vermont, near the Canadian border.US38339. Pewter crudely cast imitation, Fair, weight 9.589 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, SOLD
Connecticut Cent, 1787
US32189. F, minor flan crack, obverse *AUCTORI.* * CONNEC.*, Draped bust left; reverse *INDE.* * * * ET LIB.*, Liberty seated left, holding pine and scepter, 1787 in exergue; SOLD
Connecticut, One Cent, 1787
US32186. M.32.2-X.1 Rarity 3, F, dent on reverse, obverse AVCTORI.* * CONNEC.*, Draped bust left; reverse *INDE.* * * * ET LIB.*, Liberty seated left, holding pine and scepter, 1787 in exergue; SOLD
Large Cent, 1798
Found in a group of coins from Northern New England or Canada.US34072. Copper penny, Fair-2, date readable, weight 10.276 g, maximum diameter 28.5 mm, die axis 180o, obverse LIBERTY, draped bust of Liberty right, 1798 below; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE CENT, within laurel wreath, 1/100 between the ties at the bottom; pleasant brown surfaces; scarce; SOLD