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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4611618, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>United States (Nashville, TN): brass merchant token, Francisco & Whitman, Hatters; ca. 1852-1853</b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262549[/ATTACH] </font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse: </font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">★ PUBLIC SQUARE ★ NASHVILLE TENN.; </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat#19th_century" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat#19th_century" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">stovepipe hat</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> FRANCISCO & WHITMAN / HATTERS; eagle with Union shield, wings spread, clutching an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" rel="nofollow">olive branch</a> and three arrows in its talons.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> Francisco & Whitman, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatmaking" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatmaking" rel="nofollow">hatters</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee#18th_and_19th_centuries" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee#18th_and_19th_centuries" rel="nofollow">Nashville</a>, Tennessee, USA.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Brass, 23 mm, plain edge.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35858718" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35858718" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS65</a>; cert. #35858718.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/c-1852-53-token-miller-tenn-53a-brass-francisco-whitman/681743/65" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/c-1852-53-token-miller-tenn-53a-brass-francisco-whitman/681743/65" rel="nofollow">Miller-53A</a> Brass.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-"<a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/classickidcoins_0?_trksid=p2047675.l2559" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/classickidcoins_0?_trksid=p2047675.l2559" rel="nofollow">classickidcoins_0</a>", eBay, 4 June 2020. Prior provenance to Heritage Auction #131924, Lot #26158 (sold for $312.00), 12 June 2019.<a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-merchant-tokens-1845-1860-/tokens-and-medals/-1852-53-token-francisco-andamp-whitman-nashville-tn-ms65-pcgs-miller-tenn-53a-brass/a/131924-26158.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-merchant-tokens-1845-1860-/tokens-and-medals/-1852-53-token-francisco-andamp-whitman-nashville-tn-ms65-pcgs-miller-tenn-53a-brass/a/131924-26158.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515#" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>This is an interesting and especially pristine merchant token from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antebellum_South" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antebellum_South" rel="nofollow">antebellum South</a>, which has survived over 160 years in Gem Mint State, with few marks and surprisingly little toning of the brass. Many tokens of this era featured eagles similar to the ones on the gold coins then in circulation.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I was drawn to this token by its Gem grade, not to mention the eagle, the top hat, and the fact that it's an early Southern piece. (Or at least the <i>merchants</i> were Southern; I suspect the token itself was struck by the Scovill Manufacturing Company in Waterbury, Connecticut.) </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262549[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262542[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262543[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262548[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262541[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262545[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262546[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]1262547[/ATTACH] </span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">028355S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4611618, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]United States (Nashville, TN): brass merchant token, Francisco & Whitman, Hatters; ca. 1852-1853[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][ATTACH=full]1262549[/ATTACH] Obverse: [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]★ PUBLIC SQUARE ★ NASHVILLE TENN.; [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_hat#19th_century'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]stovepipe hat[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]. [B]Reverse:[/B] FRANCISCO & WHITMAN / HATTERS; eagle with Union shield, wings spread, clutching an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch']olive branch[/URL] and three arrows in its talons. [B]Issuer:[/B] Francisco & Whitman, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatmaking']hatters[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee#18th_and_19th_centuries']Nashville[/URL], Tennessee, USA. [B]Specifications: [/B]Brass, 23 mm, plain edge. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35858718']PCGS MS65[/URL]; cert. #35858718. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/c-1852-53-token-miller-tenn-53a-brass-francisco-whitman/681743/65']Miller-53A[/URL] Brass. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-"[URL='https://www.ebay.com/usr/classickidcoins_0?_trksid=p2047675.l2559']classickidcoins_0[/URL]", eBay, 4 June 2020. Prior provenance to Heritage Auction #131924, Lot #26158 (sold for $312.00), 12 June 2019.[URL='https://coins.ha.com/itm/u.s.-merchant-tokens-1845-1860-/tokens-and-medals/-1852-53-token-francisco-andamp-whitman-nashville-tn-ms65-pcgs-miller-tenn-53a-brass/a/131924-26158.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515#']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]This is an interesting and especially pristine merchant token from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antebellum_South']antebellum South[/URL], which has survived over 160 years in Gem Mint State, with few marks and surprisingly little toning of the brass. Many tokens of this era featured eagles similar to the ones on the gold coins then in circulation. [B]Comments:[/B] I was drawn to this token by its Gem grade, not to mention the eagle, the top hat, and the fact that it's an early Southern piece. (Or at least the [I]merchants[/I] were Southern; I suspect the token itself was struck by the Scovill Manufacturing Company in Waterbury, Connecticut.) [COLOR=#000000] [ATTACH=full]1262549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262543[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262541[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262545[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262546[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262547[/ATTACH] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]028355S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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