Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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Born in Amsterdam, Louis Tissot was a shopkeeper and rum merchant beginning in 1889. His are the last of the Danish West Indies token series, which were born as a solution by local merchants to prevent losing money when making change (as the value of the Mexican Peso--the dominant coin in the Danish West Indies--was always fluctuating). On 4 November 1892, the Danish Governor of the islands forbade the further importation and issuance of private tokens.
Estimate: $800 - $1200