5189

Group lot of two 19th century H. Brand tokens.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins - Gold Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Group lot of two 19th century H. Brand tokens.
SOLD
80.00USDto c**********y+ buyer's premium (18.40)
This item SOLD at 2015 Oct 03 @ 10:32UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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(Items 22, 25) Locke varieties: Item 22: Wreath3 Oct 1/4 1885 Arms of California #1. MS62 some spotting. Usually seen much worse. Thin gold plating over base metal. May have been made by "Unknown" listed below. One was found in an E.F. Gambs envelope. Rarity 4. Item 25: Wreath3 Round 1/2 1854 Arms of California #2. XF. Thin gold plating over baser gold. Rarity 6. This variety was unknown to Jay Roe, who made a major effort to identify all varieties of Arms of California tokens.



Herman Brand: Brand's tokens are typified by multiply punched letters and numbers and very crude renditions of the Arms of California.



California HWAC# 32648