Auction Number 42 Closed (#11008)

62 - 134/184 a R9 NGC MS64 RB 40% Red. Two very rare and popular dies Lincoln Redeemed and Hunting Dogs struck in Copper. This is the only example in our data base. Ed Rosen who bought the George Fuld collection of Rhode Island was primarily a Store Card collector. When he discovered that a number of the pieces he received had been reclassified as Patriotic tokens he thought he had been taken. Fortunately, Steve Tanenbaum came to the rescue purchasing all the unwanted tokens at a considerable premium over what Ed had paid George. In the following years Ed was able to greatly enhance his Store Card collection from this windfall. From the Steve Tanenbaum, Ed Rosen and George Fuld collections. (8000-12000)