Lot 90
1796 Myddleton token (pattern Florin?) in Silver. . Rarity-6 Breen-1073. NGC graded Proof 65. Beautiful light bluish silvery gray with reflective, virtually pristine surfaces on both sides. The only marks other than some faint hairlines in the fields are a tiny planchet flake in the field below the N in KENTUCKY, a faint streak of darker steel toning down under LE in SETTLEMENT, and a collection of tiny ticks in the field under YA in PAYABLE. These marks do not catch the eye or detract from the outstanding appeal of this piece, but they can help identify it in the future. An truly superior example of this extremely rare colonial era token, long considered "unsurpassed in beauty and design by any piece of this period." (See the "Redbook" page 73. The history of the visionary but failed Myddelton settlement in Kentucky and the graphic symbolism and artistry displayed in this token are discussed on pages 106 & 107 of Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins.) This example is clearly finer than the PCGS Proof-63 we sold as lot 874 in our 10 September 2006 sale, and that one brought $29,900. A great opportunity for the serious collector of US colonial coins. NGC population 1 with none finer.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000.
Ex Roper Collection, Stack's 12/8/83:349.
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