Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

660. 63. S. H. BLACK, NYC. VF. Electrotype. 2 AJN 67/8 p. 9 notesthat, “He was indicted and tried for the offense of making his ownbusiness cards; but, after an impartial trial, honorably acquitted.”(B-C)661. NY-NY 33 . BOYD’S BATTERY, 1878. Storer 5769. 30.4mm. Fine.Obv: An open circle of zinc and copper cylinders around a zincrosette incused BOYD’S BATTERY. Copper center. Rx: Incused:PATENTED JAN. 17 1878. (C)662. GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. EMBOSSED MIRROR CARD, CA.1868. 38mm. Embossed gilt brass shell with mirror back. AU. Obv:THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO’S. 31 33 35 & 37 VESEY ST..N.Y, around GREAT/ two circles, each inscribed, SUN/CHOP. Thecompany was the forerunner of today’s A&P stores. (D)663. NY 288. GREEN & WETMORE, NEW YORK CITY. A well-wornVG. This card was once cataloged in the Hard Times period. It hasbeen reassigned to the Early American period. (C)664. 289A. GREEN & WETMORE, NEW YORK CITY. R6 SilveredBrass. Lustrous XF/AU, but with a significant gouge above the anviland below the letters DEAL that has pushed out the metal on thereverse. (D)665. 316. E. HILL, NYC. EDWIN FORREST PORTRAIT TOKEN.Tarnished XF/AU. (C)666. 402. PROFESSOR JOHNSON, NYC. Bright Unc. NGC MS 62.(C)667. 474A. LODER & CO., NYC. Choice Red Unc. 130 Broadwayaddress. (D)668. 495N. GEORGE H. LOVETT, NYC MULING. Obverse with Key’sportrait die of the actor Edwin Forrest muled with Lovett’s Witch ona Broom die. White Metal. XF. (C)669. 517. MALCOLM & GAUL, NYC. Unc. 80% of the silvering stillremains. (C-D)670. 615. WM. H. MOTT, NYC. 27.5mm. Brass. VF/XF. Anvil pictorialfrom the 1820s. This attractive specimen has the error reverse onwhich the address is spelled OLD SHIP rather than the correct,OLD SLIP. (D-E)671. 760. AUGUSTUS B. SAGE, NYC. Baker 571C. R8. WM. BrightAU. Obv: Bust left of Washington in a Roman style drape. PATERPATRIAE. Rx: Sage Circulating Library card design. The obversedie was also used on Civil War tokens. It is Fuld Patriotic die #113.(F)672. 803. SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO., NYC. VF/XF. This storecard for Scovill specifically advertises “Daguerreotype Materials.”(C)673, 833. LEWIS L. SQUIRE & SONS, NYC. XF (B)674. 846. STRASSBURGER & NUHN, NYC. Baker 576. Bright Unc.Unaccountably unlisted by Rulau in his merchant token reference.(C)675. UNION COFFEE CO., NYC – JOHN ADAMS. Schenkman 610U5c. Maroon. Unc., but a minor obv. edge chip at 4:00. Holed asissued. (C)676. 839A. JOS. STINER & CO., NYC. “1/4” denomination with T c/swithin the star. VF/XF. (B-C)Lot 677677. 920A, TREDWELL, KISSAM, NYC. R5. 25.9mm. Silvered Brass.Most of the silvering remains. The reverse reveals the timing andrationale of this token - to commemorate the opening of the NewYork Grand Canal in 1823. A particularly nice example of thispopular token. (F)678. 942. HORACE WATERS & SONS, NYC. NY-NY 365. Bright Unc.(B-C)679. 945. URIAH WELCH, NYC & RICHFIELD SPA. XF, a few scatteredfield marks. (C)680. 949. H. B. WEST, NYC. Choice. Bright Unc. NGC MS 63. (E)681. 964. WOOD’S MINSTRELS. NYC. Silver. XF (C-D)682. Syr-3. W.E. BANNING STENCIL WORKS, SYRACUSE. F/VF.(B)683. Syr-5 or 6, BENJAMIN & ANDREWS, SYRACUSE. AU, “Dealersin Pure Aluminum Novelties.” The design of this token is the sameas that pictured in Rulau. The difference between 5 and 6 isuncertain and confusing. (C)684. 1028. A. C. YATES, SYRACUSE. Bright Unc. (C)685. ANOTHER, of the same. XF (B)686. 1008. M.L. MARSHALL, OSWEGO. NGC MS 64 RB. This popularpictorial shows a fisherman in the act of reeling in his catch. (F)OHIO687. 75. A.M. STEVENS, CINCINNATI. Storer 8145. XF/AU. (C)688. Oh-Ci 170. WRIGHT & SON, CINCINNATI. Lustrous AU. Rx: WEMAKE CHECKS. A scarce die sinker token from the 1880’s. (B-C)PENNSYLVANIA689. 28. BAILEY & CO., PHILADELPHIA. Choice Unc. Gilt, asprobably are all. (E-F)690. Phi-6 var. THE BOURSE, PHILADELPHIA. 38mm. Alum.(Quint, Phila.) Unc. Obv: THE BOURSE PHILADELPHIA arounda view of the Bourse building. Rx: New ENGLAND COTTONMANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION * around SOUVENIR/ OFVISIT/ PHILADELPHIA/ OCT. 27 & 28, 1897/ TO THE/ BOURSE.(B-C)Lot 691691. SOUVENIR OF THE 100TH PERFORMANCE OF CHARLEY’SAUNT, 1895. Phl 15. 25.5mm. Gilt Silver. Lustrous Uncirculated..The obverse features a sitting cat. STERLING in small lettersat the bottom. The reverse is inscribed: CHESTNUT ST./THEATRE/100 TH PERFORMANCE/ CHARLEY’S AUNT/ FEBY. 11,1895The Chestnut Street Theatre, built in Philadelphia in1792, is oneof America’s oldest and most famous theatres. Charley’s Auntwas first produced in this country in 1892 and has been garneringlaughs from audiences until this day. It is one of only a handful ofVictorian plays which is still being produced. This is a wonderfulpiece of theatrical Americana which we expect to elicit spiritedbidding. It is of particular interest to our clients in Brazil, where thenuts come from! (F)692. 133. W. A. DROWN & CO., PHILADELPHIA. Brown Unc. withsome traces of red. (D)693. 143. EVANS & WATSON, PHILADELPHIA. PaPh 31; Baker 530A.Plain Edge. Brown Unc. A few very minor spots. (E)694. 197A. SAMUEL HART & CO., PHILADELPHIA. 28.5mm. MostlyRed Unc. (C)695. 197A. SAME as above, but AU. (B)696. 197A. SAME as above, but XF. (B)697. 197B. SAMUEL HART & CO., PHILADELPHIA. WM. ChoiceBright Unc. . (C)698. PaPh A255. LINGG & BRO., PHILADELPHIA. Penn’s TreatyToken. Unc. Bright AU with a few scattered obverse spots. (B-C)699. 327. WILLIAM W. LONG, PHILADELPHIA. XF/AU. (C)700. ANOTHER, of the same. XF. (C)701. 370A. H. MULLIGAN, PHILADELPHIA. Nice Unc. NGC MS 61.(D)702. 382. PARTRIDGE & RICHARDSON, PHILADELPHIA. NGC AU58 (C)703. SAME, as above. XF/AU. (B)704. PaPh 320. PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL STATE FAIR,1880. Gilt Brass. Choice Unc. (C)705. PaPh 326. PHILADELPHIA RIFLE CLUB.. Unc. (C)706. Phl 91. S.H. QUINT, PHILADELPHIA. 33mm. Alum. BrightH158