1268

UNITED STATES: AV token (1.54g), ca. late 19th-early 20th centuries, VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
UNITED STATES: AV token (1.54g), ca. late 19th-early 20th centuries, VF
SOLD
1,500.00USD+ buyer's premium (300.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jun 14 @ 14:10UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
PLEASE NOTE: You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.
UNITED STATES: AV dollar token (1.54g), BG-—, 13mm, head of Liberty with 13 stars around, 1849 below // guang zhen zu jin ("Guangzhen pure gold"), surrounded by wreaths, flag with five horizontal stripes below, likely issued by a Chinese owned gold shop on the west coast of the USA or Canada, a few scratches and light hairlines, VF.

According to Mike Locke, "Both dies are similar to, but different from British Columbia Gold tokens. Of importance is that Jacoby Brothers of Vancouver, B.C. cut two Chinese language dies (no tokens known). One of those is similar but reads Lin Sheng Pure Gold in Chinese characters. Jacoby Brothers made 1849 dated tokens from WWII until they ceased production in the 1980s. Prior to WWII they used the current date."

DESCRIPTION LAST UPDATED: June 12, 2024