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
Unc. Obverse with Quint’s storecard. Reverse SOUVENIR OFNATIONAL EXPORT EXPOSITION PHILADELPHIA 1899. Interiorcard of STEWART & CO/ MFR’S OF/ HAND STAMP/ DEALERSSUPPLIES/ 201 BROADWAY/ N.Y. (C)707. 422. W.H. RICHARDSON, PHILADELPHIA. Lustrous AU. (B)708. ANOTHER, of the same, XF/AU. (B)709. 432.. M. A. ROOT’S DAGUERRIAN GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA.VF/XF. (C)710. 433. M. A. ROOT’S DAGUERRIAN GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA.Choice AU. (D-E)711. 436. M. A. ROOT’S DAGUERRIAN GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA.Unc. with considerable red. (E)712. 470. SHARLESS BROTHERS, PHILADELPHIA. German Silver.Unc. NGC MS 63. (D)713. 509. A. B. TAYLOR, DRUGGIST & APOTHACERY,PHILADELPHIA. Storer 8155. Lustrous Unc. NGC MS-63. (D)714. 588 1/2. YATES & CO., PHILADELPHIA. PaPh 530. Choice BrightUnc. (C)715. 590. MORSE’S LITERARY DEPOT, PITTSBURGH. VF. Pittedsurfaces. (A-B)716. 595. ENTRACHT, TYRONE. PaTy 3. XF. (BRHODE ISLAND717. 20. A. A. PLASTRIDGE, PROVIDENCE. RI-Pr 17. Bright Unc. (C)SOUTH CAROLINA718. 9. W.W. WILBUR, CHARLESTON. Obv. Fine; Rx. VF/XF. Wilbur,who was a slave auctioneer, issued tokens in 13 die and metalvariations. They are rarely seen in high grade and none of themshow a fully struck up figure of the auctioneer. This token is a bitbetter than average. (D)TENNESSEE719. 11. FRANCISCO & CO., MEMPHIS. R&B Unc. (D)720. 13. FRANCISCO & CO., MEMPHIS. Unc. with some scattereddark toning on the obverse. NGC MS 64. (D)VIRGINIA721. 5. CHARLES J. RAINE, LYNCHBURG. VF/XF. (C)WISCONSIN722. 11. A.B. VAN COTT, RACINE. AU . (B-C)NON LOCAL723. B. F. BROWN/ CHELSEA ST. Brunk B-1164. c/s on the obverse ofa good 1820 large cent. (C)724. T. H. BROWN. Brunk B-1212 c/s across the face of a VF 1874Indian Cent. (C)725. G.W. CHANDLER. Brunk-Unlisted. Bold G. W. CHANDLER.logotype c/s in a wavy line across the reverse of an 1851 largecent. (B)726. C. C. CHAPMAN boldly c/s on the reverse of a well-worn 1859Indian cent. Unlisted by Brunk. (B-C)727. CORTH c/s (the last 3 letters in lower case) across the obverse ofa pitted good condition1954 large cent. Unlisted by Brunk. (B)728. E.L. GOODRICH * 1865 . A curving c/s from a prepared puncharound the border of the obverse of a smoothed down large cent. Adecorative (*) punch is at the center. (C)729. . HELM c/s from a prepared punch on the obverse of a well-worn1861 seated quarter. See Brunk 19120 for the identical c/s on a1872 Canadian half dollar. (C)730. C. HOLMES. Brunk H-701; Rulau Z46G. Hallmark style - a raisedcountermark within a depressed rectangle. (C)731. UNLISTED T. LEWIS (?) COUNTERSTAMP. Unlisted in bothBrunk and Rulau. A VG/F 1789 Mexico City 2 real coin bears asunken rectangular cartouche in which is a raised c/s from aLot 731 (enlarged)prepared punch that reads T. LEW(?)IS. We have some doubt if thethird letter of the last name is a “W” although we cannot definitivelystate that it is another letter (such as an “n”.)A counterstamped 2 real with several stamps on it which includedthis exact mark appeared in a Stacks Sale of 9/11/ Lot #739 (ex-Heritage 2/14/08, Lot 81287) The Stacks consignor stated: “TheT. Lewis stamp in its script style mimics many known silversmithmarks. Or, it could be the mark of T. Lewis, a Cambridgeportphotographer and ambrotypist active in the mid to late 1800s.” (E-F)732. WM. Raised letters within a serrated rectangle on the obverse ofan AG 1819 large cent. Unlisted in Brunk (C)733. L. A. MYERS. Brunk M-1035. Bold c/s on the obverse of a wellworn1826 silver 2 real. (C)734. JAS. PIRNIE. Brunk P-518. Vertical c/s on the obverse of a VG1826 large cent. (C)735. L. TRIPP. Unlisted by Brunk. L. TRIPP (the last letter only partiallyvisible) boldly c/s on the obverse of a well-worn 1868 shield nickel,(B)736. WVL logotype c/s on the obverse of an XF 1851 half cent. (C)CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC& STORECARD TOKENS737. 36/340. R5. VF. (C)738. 118/418. R2. XF. (C)739. 35A-1a. R3. XF. (B-C)740. 35B-1a. R3. XF. (B-C)PATRIOTIC TOKENSSTORECARD TOKENSCONNECTICUTILLINOIS741. 45A-1a. R5, VF/XF with the remains of a prior silvering. (C-D)742. 755A-2a. R3. VF/XF. (C)INDIANA743. 290B-1a. R4. VF/XF with a few scattered digs on the reverse.Single merchant town with one variety. (C-D)744. 290E-4a. R6. XF. (D)745. 460D-2a. R6. VF/XF. (D)746. 550E-2a. R5. Granular VF/XF. (C-D)747. 570E-2a. R5. VF with a very deep dig at obverse center. (B)748. 630A-5a. R3. XF. Scarce #1328 spectacles die. (E-F)749. 630B-1a. R4. F/VF. (C)750. 740B-1a. R4. Fine. Single merchant town with one variety. (C-D)159H
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