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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 1097173, member: 4580&quot;]Yes, yes, yes.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, yarm.&nbsp; I have the CD but had not looked at his 1042.&nbsp; Wow.</p><p>I know Dr. Gary Sriro has tracked the sale of virtually every Conder sold over the internet for the past 12 years or more.</p><p>Admittedly, my copy&nbsp; is a few years old and he has an updated version which may show more than 9 examples sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as condition, I was amazed to find the stag in such great shape, though certainly not as pristine as my 1041.</p><p>The reverse shows me that there was some flatness in areas of the reverse die, so wear is less on mine than </p><p>I previously thought but I suspected some weakness and thought it was strike, but now believe it rests more in the die state.</p><p>I believe the strike was quite similar on his example and mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Evidence of rusted areas (about 6) in the field of the obverse die appears on both examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not to say there is no wear present on my 1042, there certainly is some, but it seems lighter than before, a good thing.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>I also notice that my example of 1042 (rated Scarce) was struck on a larger planchet/flan than the Sriro example.&nbsp; </p><p>Obverse dentils are cleared by fields on 85-90% of the circumference on mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have another, similar token with Britannia in similar condition, and it is very AU-ish, with a good deal of mint red.</p><p>Considering condition rarity, mine may be much better than I thought at first.&nbsp; Thanks, Bob.&nbsp; This is fun!&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, the lettered edge on mine reads...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PAYABLE IN LONDON</b> (remainder engrailed) <b>{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I see the advantage of buying a token from the Collection of <b>Robbie Brown, Jr.</b></p><p>Instead of getting worse in my mind, this token is getting better.</p><p>I have been studying my own photos of the piece for a few day now, </p><p>so I pulled the 1042 out this morning and observed it without magnification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what I now see...</p><p><br /></p><p>The token is entirely prooflike with beautiful toning developing, red, blue, green, copper.</p><p>Edges of lettering and devices show that nice red margin so common to proofs and prooflike issues.</p><p>With the naked eye, I see the slightest wear on a few high points, almost like rub, or cabinet wear.</p><p>It&#039;s very, very nice.&nbsp; I&#039;ll now estimate the grade for this token at AU-50 here, or EF in the U.K.</p><p>Could this be the Finest Known, or nearly so?&nbsp; Wow.</p><p><br /></p><p>-----------------</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a good example of how collaboration can help, and how additional reference resources can help.</p><p>I only received this token a few days ago.&nbsp; I&#039;ve already learned a lot about it.</p><p>I bought it because of the provenance and the fact I could see in seller&#039;s photos that the stag was clearly better than VF,</p><p>comparing quite favorably to my UNC stag on the 1041.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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