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Broadstruck · October 10, 2014 9:33AM

1858 George H. Lovett - Die-Sinker, NYC, Miller NY-488A, 32mm Diameter, Reeded Edge, Copper.

George Lovett's personal store card advertising token featuring a pictorial of cupid riding a sea serpent. This token is scarce in copper as this is only the third uncircualted example I've seen and the only one without fingerprints as the surfaces are fully proof like. More often seen struck on White Metal although also issued in Brass and supposedly Silver. Copper is a later striking as the edge of the die had chipped off creating the huge rim cud on the right side of the obverse. The die was then spun down on a lathe by Lovett to a 29mm diameter losing the cudelicious fancy border and used for a obverse variety of coin dealer Ezra Hill's store cards.

32mm Diameter Fancy Border -

29mm Diameter Ezra Hill lacking the cud -

coinsarefun · October 10, 2014 9:36AM

Can't resist as we have matching obverse's

lasvegasteddy · October 10, 2014 9:41AM

sweet piece as always broadstruckone

here's a lil piece...."lmao on grading company and grade"...but in hand
i'm probably to make my 1st ever sms cameo lincoln with this

cropped sellers images with this...full frost between pillars on reverse too

DeliaBug · October 10, 2014 9:52AM

It's copper. Under the gilt.

Broadstruck · October 10, 2014 10:03AM

<< It's copper. Under the gilt.

>>

DeliaBug... That's smoking hot as I really like the obverse standard silver Smurfette cap Miss Liberty design

<< Can't resist as we have matching obverse's >>

coinsarefun, Great photos, but your token looks lonely so please send it to play with mine

<< i'm probably to make my 1st ever sms cameo lincoln with this >>

Lasvegasteddy, Good luck on the cross!

drwstr123 · October 10, 2014 10:46AM

ANACS MS64RB...

brg5658 · October 10, 2014 11:26AM

I don't think I've posted this one before. I "made" this coin -- purchased raw on eBay for around $40. These 1810-1814 coppers are extremely difficult to find with little or no wear. This one has crusty surfaces, but the strike is all there. I personally thought it would come back AU58, but the number on the label is secondary IMO.

lordmarcovan · October 10, 2014 3:33PM

<< Can't resist as we have matching obverse's >>

Funny, from its color, it seems the obverse of yours really would match well with the reverse of the first one Broadstruck posted.

robec · October 10, 2014 3:34PM

lasvegasteddy · October 10, 2014 3:43PM

i love that 28' there robec....gleaming color-filled fields with devices casting a brown cameo effect to them in display of standing off those fields

like a ms cameo

true eye candy effect there