Lot 2212
(1828) Holt's American Plantation 1/24 Real Restrike of 1828 Breen-78. PCGS graded MS-62. Lustrous bright silvery gray with darker steel gray toning on the highest points of the design. This piece is choice except for a few spots of "tin pest" on both sides. The largest spot is nestled between the front legs of the horse and a smaller one covers the back of the neck of the rider. These pieces, struck on nearly pure tin planchets, originally were intended for the American plantations (the operative term for American "colonies" at that time), but they were not well received due in part to their rapid deterioration in the humid atmosphere of New York and New England. Tin is a highly reactive metal, and it is understandably difficult to find examples that have survived without any spots of tin pest. Many are heavily corroded. About 1828 a coin dealer in London, Matthew Young, obtained a couple pairs of the original dies and struck about two hundred pieces for collectors. The example offered here is from that group of restrikes. Pop 6; 5 finer in 63.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300.
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