(SALE PENDING) ca. 1850s Syracuse, NY merchant token, A.C. Yates Clothing Emporium, Miller-NY 1028,
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Asking only my cost of $125 plus a little bit to ship it. SALE PENDING
NGC MS62, cert #1976253-006. Miller-NY 1028. Ex-"Broadstruck", Collectors Universe, March, 2014.
I thought this was a really neat token. I think it's gilt brass. I especially liked the whimsical little fat man with glasses on the obverse. (I'm starting to resemble him a bit, these days.) Plus the eagle on the reverse is great, too. I guess these were struck to mimic $10 gold pieces on the reverse. In hand, this piece is brighter than the pictures (and scans of the slab) indicate. I tried Google-Mapping that address, but it appears the street numbers have changed over the last 160 years. I couldn't find a #13 or #15 North Salina Street in Syracuse, NY, though of course North Salina Street is still there, and cruising along in Street View, one sees a few old buildings which could possibly date to the same period as this token.
Article about the Yates Clothing store in Syracuse (from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 19, 1862)
IF and WHEN I can remember where I put them (and there is no telling when that will be), I will send along these two A.C. Yates advertising cards. They are from Philadelphia and probably just a bit later than the token (I'd guess circa 1870s or so). The larger hummingbird card is not quite as big as a modern postcard. The smaller card with the dog is just a tiny bit bigger than a typical modern business card and is blank on the back.
NGC MS62, cert #1976253-006. Miller-NY 1028. Ex-"Broadstruck", Collectors Universe, March, 2014.
I thought this was a really neat token. I think it's gilt brass. I especially liked the whimsical little fat man with glasses on the obverse. (I'm starting to resemble him a bit, these days.) Plus the eagle on the reverse is great, too. I guess these were struck to mimic $10 gold pieces on the reverse. In hand, this piece is brighter than the pictures (and scans of the slab) indicate. I tried Google-Mapping that address, but it appears the street numbers have changed over the last 160 years. I couldn't find a #13 or #15 North Salina Street in Syracuse, NY, though of course North Salina Street is still there, and cruising along in Street View, one sees a few old buildings which could possibly date to the same period as this token.
Article about the Yates Clothing store in Syracuse (from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 19, 1862)
IF and WHEN I can remember where I put them (and there is no telling when that will be), I will send along these two A.C. Yates advertising cards. They are from Philadelphia and probably just a bit later than the token (I'd guess circa 1870s or so). The larger hummingbird card is not quite as big as a modern postcard. The smaller card with the dog is just a tiny bit bigger than a typical modern business card and is blank on the back.
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