Lot 2337
1837. Feuchtwanger's cent. EF-45. These were struck in 1837 by an eccentric Dentist from New York City, Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger. They were a proposal to the Philadelphia Mint that would employ his own composition of metal instead of then current copper. The Feuchtwanger composition included copper, nickel, zinc, tin, antimony and other various trace metals, but the proportions varied too much to suit the Mint. Nevertheless, these tokens circulated widely, especially during the hard times of 1837 to 1844, when all Philadelphia Mint coinage was hoarded, and script and tokens such as this were spent as soon as possible. The obverse design of an eagle snagging a snake was popular at the time.
Estimated Value $25 - 35.
From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on July 21, 1944 for 50¢.
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