Keystone Auction 8
Fecha: 2022-08-23 00:00:00
Lotes: 330
Total salida: $ 0.00
Total realizado: $ 0.00 (+0.00%)
In this auction, Numistats has matched 0 coins, providing AI-powered purchase recommendations and detailed analysis. View more.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 190
CANADA. George V. 1910-1936. CU Cent. Dated 1916. In PCGS encapsulation 04803738, graded MS 65 RD. Bold eye appeal with full luster rotating on the surfaces in a sharp manner. A great coin with very few marks. PCGS has only graded two coins finer. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3063 (16 January 2018), lot 33766.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 191
CANADA. George V. 1910-1936. CU Cent. Dated 1919. In PCGS encapsulation 83538399, graded MS 65 RB. A beautiful gem, exhibiting full cartwheel luster with faint colorful pastel tones. A very sharp coin with minimal marks. PCGS has graded five finer in RB. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3063 (16 January 2018), lot 33768.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 192
CANADA. George V. 1910-1936. CU Cent. Dated 1919. In PCGS encapsulation 37621917, graded MS 65 RB. Wonderful red color with two small areas of brown. An attractive coin in hand. PCGS has only graded five finer with the RB designation. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex George Hans Cook Collection (Heritage 271934, 25 August 2019), lot 36050.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 193
CANADA, 'Vexator Canadiensis'. CU Token (26mm, 4.82 g, 9h). Dated 1811, though struck early 1830s. VEИATOR CAИΛDIИSIS, crude bust left / RENUNILLOS VISCAPE, crude female figure seated left (Britannia?); 1811 below. Haxby dies –/A (unlisted obv. die); Charlton VC-2A1; Breton 558; cf. Doug Robins Collection (Heritage 3064, 20 April 2018), lot 29337 (same dies; sold for $1560). Once cleaned, scratch. Near VF. Rare. From the RH Collection.The enigmatic 'Vexator Canadiensis' series is arguably the most intriguing issue in the entire series of Canadian tokens. The obverse legend, usually interpreted as VEXATOR CANADIENSIS or some corruption thereof, can be translated as, "The Tormentor of Canada." In this interpretation, the obverse is taken to represent either King William IV or Sir James Craig, the Governor-General of Canada form 1807 to 1811. The reverse legend is read as NON ILLOS VIS CAPERE, "Don't you wish to catch them?," and can refer either to the illicit coiners themselves, or to the Canadian fur trades. Numismatist Wayne Jacobs suggests another interpretation, that these coppers were not intended for circulation, but rather as entrance badges for the rebel group, Frères chasseurs, "The Brotherhood of Hunters," an organization active in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-1838.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 194
CANADA, 'Vexator Canadiensis'. CU Token (27mm, 6.28 g, 10h). Dated 1811, though struck early 1830s. [VEXATOR] CAИΛDIИSIS, crude bust left / [RE]NUNILLOS * VI[SCAPE], crude female figure seated left (Britannia?); [1811 below]. Haxby dies 2/A; Charlton VC-2A1; Breton 558; cf. Doug Robins Collection (Heritage 3064, 20 April 2018), lot 29335 (same dies; sold for $840) . Brown surfaces. Fine. From the RH Collection, purchased from Steve Hayden. Ex Eric P. Newman Collection (not in Heritage sales).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 195
CANADA, 'Vexator Canadiensis'. CU Token (26mm, 3.99 g, 8h). Dated 1811, though struck early 1830s. VEXATOR CAИΛDIИSIS, crude bust left / [RENUNILLOS * V]ISCAPE, crude female figure seated left (Britannia?); 1811 below. Haxby dies 2/A; Charlton VC-2A1; Breton 558; cf. Doug Robins Collection (Heritage 3064, 20 April 2018), lot 29335 (same dies; sold for $840). With ICCS certificate WU522, graded F-12, holed. From the RH Collection, purchased from Richard & Nicole Mclean.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 196
CANADA, 'Vexator Canadiensis'. CU Token (25mm, 3.09 g, 4h). Dated 1811, though struck early 1830s. [VEXATOR * C]ANADIENSIS, crude bust left / [RENUNILLOS *] VISCAPE, crude female figure seated left (Britannia?); 1811 below. Haxby dies 4/C; Charlton VC-3A1; Breton 559; cf. Doug Robins Collection (Heritage 61158, 5 July 2020), lot 98289 (same dies; in nearly identical grade, sold for $960). Brown surfaces. VF. From the RH Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 197
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 7.75 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 1; Charlton BL-1. Brown surfaces, a few light marks. Fine. From the RH Collection, purchased from Gordon Nichols.No coinage is more complex and challenging for the dedicated copper collector than the Canadian Blacksmith tokens. The series takes its name from a note provided by legendary Canadian numismatic scholar R.W. McLachlan, who, in the first publication describing the tokens, noted that, "Previous to 1837, when the lack of specie caused copper change to be accepted in bulk, there lived in Montreal a blacksmith of dissipated habits. He prepared a die for himself, and when he wished to have a "good time " he struck two or three dollars in these coppers, and thereby supplied himself with sufficient change with which to gratify his wishes." (Canadian Numismatics. Montreal, 1886, p. 127) While this tale is unlikely to be true, and is today generally held to be fanciful at best, the appellation 'blacksmith token' nevertheless stuck. General studies on the blacksmith tokens are limited. The first detailed die study was published by William Wood ("The Canadian Blacksmith Coppers," in The Numismatist June 1910) and remains the standard. Numerous varieties are described in The Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th ed. C. Chapados-Girard, editor. Toronto 2020), along with other Canadian tokens. Additionally, three major collections have been sold at public auction: the Warren Baker Collection (Bowers & Merena, 26 March 1987), the Doug Robins Collection (Part I, Heritage 3064, 20 April 2018; Part II, Heritage 61158, 5 July 2020), and the Partrick Collection (Heritage 61206, 18 April 2021). These tokens have an active and vibrant collecting community both in Canada and the United States. The blacksmith token series consists of a wide variety of crude imitations of various copper coins current in Canada in the early 19th century, usually with a weight between about 3 and 7 grams. The earliest types are believed to have been struck at some point in the 1820s and copy the design of British and Irish copper halfpennies of George III. Unlike some other imitative series, however, these copies are of the coins in the condition they were found in the marketplace; heavily worn. Minimal details were engraved onto the original dies and even a mint state example would look as if it were worn nearly slick. A second group copies the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens, first struck in 1829. Distinguished by their low weight and crude strike, the dies can be distinguished by the ensign on the rear of the frigate drooping nearly to the deck. Several weights and flan thicknesses are known, and they are also found muled with portraits of George III or Irish-inspired harps. Yet another group copies various Canadian-issued tokens, included the "Tiffin" tokens and some types from Nova Scotia. The last major group of blacksmith tokens is arguably the most enigmatic. Traditionally believed to have been made by Daniel and Benjamin True, they include copies of the usual George III-types, but also feature dies with a heraldic eagle or the name of a "Riseing Sun Tavern." Beyond these unique designs, some tokens in this series reuse token dies from the "Hard Times " tokens of the United States, particularly those for the Troy, New York merchants N. Starbuck & Son and J.C. Peck. The mints that struck these tokens are almost entirely unknown. The "Daniel and Benjamin True" group may have been struck partially in upstate New York, or in Lower Canada. The "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" types are generally held to originate in Lower Canada, while those copying Nova Scotia types likely were struck there. Overall, the consistency of metal content, weights, and die axis suggest that blacksmith tokens were not struck by individuals, but by dedicated factories with skilled metalworkers. As mentioned, grading this series is remarkably difficult, and even professional grading companies will encapsulate these tokens simply as "Genuine." The cataloger of the Baker Collection noted: "The art of grading blacksmiths comes only with much experience, and must be based on an educated guess in terms of the detail that was originally in the die as well as the overall surface condition." CNG recognizes that grading is often a subjective exercise and nowhere is that more true than with blacksmith tokens. To that end, while we have fastidiously described any flaws evident on the tokens in this section, we have generally given the grade simply as "Fine," even though it may technically be considered much higher. We encourage bidders to view these coins in hand at the summer ANA show, where they will be available for limiting viewing.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 198
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (26mm, 6.23 g, 12h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 2; Charlton BL-2A1. Brown surfaces, minor spot. Fine. Early issue. From the RH Collection, purchased from Steve Lussier.Four varieties are recorded for this die pair, with each one represented in this collection: BL-2A1 – struck in copper on a thick flan, with "medallic" die orientation (12h). An early issue BL-2A2 – struck in copper on a thick flan, with "coin" die orientation (6h). An early issue BL-2A3 – struck in copper on a thin flan, with "medallic" die orientation (12h). A late issue BL2A4 – struck in brass, with a "medallic" die orientation (12h)
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 199
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 6.08 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 2; Charlton BL-2A2. Brown surfaces. Fine. Early issue. From the RH Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 200
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (26mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 2; Charlton BL-2A3. Brown surfaces. Fine. Late issue, thin flan variety. From the RH Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 201
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. Brass Token (27mm, 4.11 g, 12h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 3; Charlton BL-2A4. Holed, a few scratches. Fine. Rare in brass. From the RH Collection, purchased from Jetons Canada, Augsut 2018.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 202
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. Brass Token (27mm, 4.62 g, 6?h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 3; Charlton BL-2A4. Dark brown patina. Fine. An exceptionally weak reverse strike for this die pair. From the RH Collection, purchased from Rosa Americana, April 2015. Ex Ted L. Craige Collection (Part III, 13 March 2013), lot 336 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 203
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 6.28 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 4; Charlton BL-3. Brown surfaces, light marks, cleaned. Fine. From the RH Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 204
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 6.40 g, 7h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left. Wood, Blacksmith 4; Charlton BL-3. Brown surfaces, light marks, minor deposits. Fine. From the RH Collection, purchased from LCC Coins, August 2019.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 205
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 5.00 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Harp left with angel head on tip of pillar; heavy die cracks around. Wood, Blacksmith 5; Charlton BL-4. Brown surfaces, light marks, flan flaws. Fine. From the RH Collection.The reverse of this issue is plainly derived from that of the Irish halfpennies of George III (SCBC 6614).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 206
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 4.74 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Harp left with angel head on tip of pillar; heavy die cracks around. Wood, Blacksmith 5; Charlton BL-4. Brown surfaces, light marks, flan flaws, pitting on reverse. Fine. From the RH Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 207
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 5.58 g, 2h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Harp left with angel head on tip of pillar. Wood, Blacksmith 6; Charlton BL-5B. Minor punch marks, slightly bent. Fine. From the RH Collection, purchased from Steve Hayden, January 2017. Ex Eric P. Newman Collection (not in the Heritage sales).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 208
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. Silvered CU Token (27mm, 8.10 g, 3h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Harp left with angel head on tip of pillar. Wood, Blacksmith 6/7 (for rev. die/obv. die state); Charlton BL-5/BL-6 (same). Attempted punch marks or piercing. Fine. Struck on a heavy flan. From the RH Collection, purchased from Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins, November 2014.This unusual piece is struck from a late die state obverse usually associated with Wood 7, but paired here with a reverse of Wood 6. It is also silvered and struck on an exceptionally heavy flan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 209
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. CU Token (27mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left; crude waves below. Wood, Blacksmith 7; Charlton BL-6A1. Brown-green surfaces with faint roughness. Fine. From the RH Collection, purchased from Voyageur Coins, February 2015.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 210
CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – regal types. Brass Token (26mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Struck 1820s-1830s. Laureate and cuirassed bust of George III left / Britannia seated right on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to left; crude waves below. Wood, Blacksmith 7; Charlton BL-6A2. Fine. Struck on a clipped planchet as made. Very rare in brass. From the RH Collection. Ex Doug Robins Collection (Part II, Heritage 61158, 5 July 2020), lot 98293 (hammer $3000).