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$5 Liberty Series Spiel Marke Collection (121449)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Medals Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
$5 Liberty Series Spiel Marke Collection  (121449)
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Collection of 63 counters from the Fauver Collection. Varieties of the liberty head series with eagle reverse. Examples from the 100, 200, 300 and 400 catalog varieties with various die pairings. Many holed. This is one of the more important counter collections in the Fauver Collection. The $5 counters here all resemble US gold coins in some way. While some were made specifically for jewery in the same marketing manner as some fractional gold coins (ie: Breen-Gillio), many may have neen purposefully made for alterior motives (vis a vie counterfeit coins). The essay at the start of the Counter section in this catalog discusses the new data uncovered during the research of these fascinating coins and tokens. The $5 size was the perfect coin to try to "slip" into the American economy during the Civil War and immediately after.

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Provenance: Benjamin Fauver Collection