Auction Number 39 Closed (#11005)

294 - MI370F-3b Unlisted MS63 30% Bright more so on the reverse. C. Kusterer City Brewery Lager Beer Stock & Cream Ale, Grand Rapids Michigan struck in Brass with 1211 reverse and unlisted as such. Popular token with horse drawn beer wagon. This is unlisted despite being in Cliff Temple's collection for years and being correctly identified as Brass in his notes. We have not seen an example of this die combination offered any ware in any composition. It is quite possible that this piece is Unique and the Copper variety does not exist, in fact the reverse of the listed -3a was corrected from 1214 in the first edition of the Store Card book and not listed In H&G in 1924. A VF+ example of the R3 -1a variety brought $488.88 in our July 2009 sale. From the Cliff Temple collection earlier from James Kelly December 20 1941 at $0.75 and said to be ex. Virgil Brand. In a NGC holder graded MS63. (3000-4000) See pictures.