CIVIL WAR, Indiana. Mishawaka. Henry D. Higgins, jeweler, optician, etc. CU Token (18mm, 5h). In NGC encapsulation 1976306-029, graded AU 58 BN.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 2
Lot: 1649. Estimated: $ 150

United States Tokens, Copper

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CIVIL WAR, Indiana. Mishawaka. Henry D. Higgins, jeweler, optician, etc. CU Token (18mm, 5h). Legend in six lines / Two sets of spectacles and one monocle. Ophthalmologia XI.23 (this token); Fuld IND-630-A-5a. Glossy brown surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 1976306-029, graded AU 58 BN.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Alan Bleviss Collection (Stack’s, 9 November 2009), lot 443.

Higgins engraved his own dies for this issue, and is also responsible for many of the Indiana “primitives” series.

Closing Date and Time: 26 January 2023 at 13:36:00 ET.

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