Auction Number 44 Closed (#11010)

228 - PA750H-1b R8 NGC MS63 Or a bit better with 50% Bright luster. Chestnut & Walnut Passenger Railroad Company One Fare struck in Brass with 1861 dated Benjamin Franklin reverse die 1148. Very rare merchant and likely the finest known, high R8 with at least two example being quite low grade. The current plate token is an AU58 from the Bleviss collection that realized $6,325 in Stack's September 2009 sale. We have been in the auction business 22 years and have never had the pleasure of offering this merchant before. Now we offer two, this for the connoiseur and the following lot for the more budget minded hole filler. We imagine, depending on how early bidding goes, some may end up bidding on both. From the Mark Cramer, Steve Tanenbaum, Ray Bryne, Jon Harris and George Fuld collections. In a NGC Tanenbaum holder. The Fuld Plate token in the second edition of the Store Card book. (8000-12000)