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Engraved Fantasy Copy of a 1787 New York George Clinton Copper

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Engraved Fantasy Copy of a 1787 New York George Clinton Copper
SOLD
260.00USDto D**********6+ buyer's premium (39.00)
This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 08 @ 19:10UTC-5 : EST/CDT
9.04 grams, 29 mm. A wild looking piece unlike anything we’ve ever come across. Vaguely reminiscent of the C. Wyllys Betts creations but the detail is in much higher relief and appears to have been engraved onto the coin as opposed to struck with dies. The planchet looks like a British token of the 1810s or 20s, based on the edge reeding, which was planed down and re-engraved by someone who was perhaps lacking in artistic ability but not in metalworking skills. Based on the style and patina, our guess is this was made sometime in the mid 19th century, but it’s hard to be certain.