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Treasure Auction 30  4-8 Nov 2021
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Lot 1444

Starting price: 300 USD
Price realized: 300 USD
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New York City, USA, silver token, USE / L. MILLERS / HAIR / INVIGORATOR / N.Y. counterstamp (ca. 1848-51) on a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1786 FM, rare, NGC AG details / damaged. Brunk-694; Rulau-M-NY-582I. Louis Miller was a New York City hairdresser who sold his own concoction that purported to "restore gray hair, prevent baldness, remove scurvy and dandruff, and beautify the hair." Bold XF counterstamp on an About Good host coin with clear date and assayer, test cut on edge at 6 o'clock. There are several varieties of counterstamp from L. Miller because each part is a separate punch; this particular type is quite scarce.
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