Lot no. 1908
USA - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Castorland (1792-1800). 1/2 dollar token, re-struck with new corners 1796 (after 1880), Paris.
Av. FRANCO-AMERICANA COLONIA. Left bust of the Colony, head laurelled, veiled and toureled; signature DUV; in exergue: CASTORLAND and (date).
Rv. SALVE MAGNA PARENS FRUGUM (Hail, fruitful land). An allegory standing, head right, a sheaf and sickle at her feet, holding a cornucopia and a hand-held chignole near a maple tree from which sap flows through a spigot into a container; in exergue a beaver and signature D. V (aligned).
Lec.205c - Feu.1586 v.; Silver - 18.05 g - 32.5 mm - 12 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded example!
PCGS MS62 (51870650).
Hallmark (horn)1 SILVER on the edge. Slight hairlines in the fields. Superb to Fleur de coin.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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