Canada
Newfoundland "Ship/1858" 1/2 Penny Token 1858 AU58 Brown NGC, Br-954, NF-3A. Plain edge. Medal alignment. A substantial conditional rarity, with the last piece in this grade we offered bringing $2640 in our July sale of Part II of the Doug Robins Collection. For reference, we note that the open and closed 5 varieties noted in Charlton (NF-3A1 and NF-3A2) in fact constitute a single variety. Sold with old collector envelope detailing provenance.
Purchased from Warren Baker on June 26, 1992; Torex 25 (Year Unknown, Lot 1085); Torex 17 (Year Unknown, Lot 1343)
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD