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2002

Circa 1859 Dickeson Restrike Token MS64 Red and Brown N

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Circa 1859 Dickeson Restrike Token MS64 Red and Brown N
<B>Circa 1859 Dickeson Restrike Token MS64 Red and Brown NGC.</B></I> Breen-1380. The obverse features a defiant eagle perched on a rock. The reverse displays the legends "TRIAL PIECE/DESIGNED FOR/UNITED STATES/CENT./1792." According to Breen's 1988 <I>Encyclopedia,</B></I> Dr. Montroville Wilson Dickeson obtained a pair of dies created by early mint employee Adam Eckfeldt. These dies were never used for coinage or pattern purposes, and were assumedly sold as scrap metal by the mint. Dickeson apparently believed the die was connected with the 1792 Getz or Birch Cents. Extremely rare, Breen notes "Untraced" but the type was illustrated in Dickeson's <I>American Numismatic Manual</B></I> (1859). A sharply struck piece with ruby-red and gold color. The eagle die is rusted and has a break at 5 o'clock. A small planchet flaw below the eagle's wing serves as a pedigree marker.
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