HT 175       Low 72       UNC Details       R-6   

Francis L. Brigham, New Bedford MA. 1833. Copper. 28.5mm. Beaded borders outside circle. Details...

Small hole for suspension. Deep tobacco brown surfaces. Shift double struck the second rotated about 20 degrees right. Traces of mint red remaining around some letters and in building's portico.

Obv: Small dark spot right of date.

Stack's April 15, 1992 sale lot 3606.
Ex Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Stack's, October 1989).

   HT 176       Low 73       AU 58 BN       R-3   

Francis L. Brigham, New Bedford MA. 1833. Copper. 28.5mm. Beads only.

A very crisply struck example of this token. Superior to the John J. Ford collection specimen sold by Stacks on June 23, 2004.

Obv: Noticable mint red remaining in the recesses of the building.

Stack's December 1, 1993 sale lot 1337.















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