Lot 97
1794 Franklin Press Token. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy and medium chocolate brown in color, with excellent surfaces that show only trivial signs of contact. Always important and popular with collectors because of the Franklin connection. In fact, Franklin had worked at the printing shop on London in 1726, and visited later in life. The Latin inscription around the press states "Thus learning is disseminated and liberty shall spring forth", which fits Franklin's belief in the power of the printed word.
This choice example has the usual die break at the press. Only six graded this high by PCGS, with 5 graded higher.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
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