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ambro51 · January 10, 2013 10:28AM

Canadian Blacksmifh Token Wood 29, struck on a 26 mm 3.0 Gram planchet. A muleing of two discarded HTT dies and hand struck somewhere in lower Canada c. 1838. Only part of the planchet was actually between the dies when the hammer came down. There is heavy cupping on the obverse, the same as seen on related varieties no doubt by ths same unknown maker. This is an R7 piece and actually is one of the nicest! One very curious thing is that XRF analysis of the metallic composition shows these pieces to be an extradionarily pure copper.

19Lyds · January 10, 2013 10:30AM

And the car??

Unknown · January 10, 2013 10:31AM

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johnny9434 · January 11, 2013 5:32AM

interesting token. whats the grade by the way?

ambro51 · January 11, 2013 8:49AM

NGC said VG10. I say VF+.

DeliaBug · January 11, 2013 8:50AM

Grade isn't really relevant to these, is it?

Congrats on another pickup. Going to try to best Taylor's set?

ambro51 · January 11, 2013 9:08AM

That's Warren Bakers set in the Taylor catalog and it could never be matched. Grade does matter is some ways but not too much. Considering these were hand struck some of the impression is easily VF+.

magikbilly · January 11, 2013 9:12AM

As with your other neat early stuff - I like it

Eric

Broadstruck · January 11, 2013 9:21AM

Here's the design on the obverse -

1835 J.C. Peck HT-363 / Low-271

ambro51 · January 11, 2013 10:12AM

The other side is the N Starbuck HTT here struck on a chunky 2mm thick wad of copper.

ambro51 · January 11, 2013 10:21AM

I'm Soooo Tempted.

ambro51 · January 11, 2013 10:47AM

This article from 1917 paints a very interesting picture of the creator of this coin. No better explanation has came along since..

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