1694 Elephant Token PCGS MS63BN
One of three of these Colonial rarities in MS63
$19,995.00
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Product Code
C15276
Denomination | Cents |
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Series | Colonial |
Composition | Copper |
Year | 1694 |
Grade | Mint State |
Mint State Score | MS 63 |
Designation | Brown (BN) |
Certification | PCGS |
Description
- The Tower Mint in London produced these halfpenny tokens circa 1694
- Several varieties of the Elephant Token were struck
- This thin planchet variety is the rarest known
- Condition Rarity: Only 3 examples are graded in Mint State 63 BN condition with just 4 finer known
- Condition Rarity occurs when few coins survive in high grades making them difficult to find
- Absolute Rarity: Only 25 examples have been certified by PCGS in any grade
- Absolute Rarity occurs when a coin has such a low mintage that it is difficult to find in any grade
- The elephant was an eye-catching foreign symbol in the modern city of London