Washington Success Token

Description: "SUCCESS MEDAL" UNDATED FROM MID 19th CENTURY, SMALL, XF

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 379: BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON TOKEN(https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-872440DAAF)

To read some articles on the Newman Portal, see:
NNP Library //Library Search // 37 records found.(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/advancedsearch?
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New Yorke in America Token

Finest known Yorke in America token. The conventional wisdom on this 17th Century token was that they were manufactured for the English Governor of New York, Francis Lovelace, who served from 1668-1673. This incredibly well preserved example has no wear and excellent color... Listed on page 49 of the Redbook.

To read the complete item description, see:
NEW YORKE TOKEN BRASS *** PCGS AU55 (http://www.hlrc.com/Inventory/CoinViewer?id=867666001&c=22)

For more information, see the Notre Dame entry:
The New Yorke in America Token, between 1668 and 1673: Introduction(https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/NewYorke.intro.html)

1795 Cohen-2a Half Cent

Also featured is an exceptional early half cent, traceable back over half a century to Stack's offering of the Joseph L. Brobston Collection of U.S. Half Cents in January 1963. Struck in 1795 from the Cohen-2a dies, this coin's appeal is obvious upon first glance, with rich mahogany-bronze patina and steel blue accents atop the highest points. The luster is fully intact and satiny, flooding the fields. In his 1983 Encyclopedia on the denomination, Walter Breen suggests that this specimen might be the same as the John Mills-David Wilson example ranked seventh in his census, though an examination of the plates on the Newman Numismatic Portal has dispelled this notion. Even so, the present example sits in the mid-range of the condition census, approaching Mint State quality in many respects.

Nicely centered on each side, the denticles are full and the focal elements are sharply defined, especially on the reverse. The eponymous "punctuation" between the first two digits of the date is bold and accompanies similar scattered die chips and cracks in the peripheries. Early American copper specialists will be sure to recognize the significance of the present offering!

This handsome rarity from the early days of the U.S. Mint will be offered in lot 1005 of our November 2017 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo

To read the complete article, see:
Condition Census 1795 Cohen-2a Half Cent to be Featured in our November 2017 Baltimore Auction(http://www.stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=2704)

1946 Arko-Lewis Associates Encased Cent

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 51: Arko-Lewis Associates Philadelphia PA Keep Me & Never Go Broke / Good Luck Token Encased 1948 Wheat Cent(https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-624485E9BD)