Lot 339
1833 C-1 R1 Counterstamped EF40. Counterstamped with a Crowned X, the Stamp of Thomas Wildes, Brunk X-1. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster showing in some of the protected areas. The host coin is EF40 but the counterstamp is so strong it distorted the planchet into an egg shape. The stamp is an X with a crown above, and Brunk attributes it to Thomas Wildes of Philadelphia and (later) New York City. His business was as a pewterer, and this stamp was his mark for superior goods. His business was located in Philadelphia from 1829 to 1833, and then he moved to New York City and operated until at least 1840. Four 1833 half cents are known with this stamp and two more with an 1835 date. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Incorrectly listed in the 1984 Stack’s catalog of the Floyd T. Starr collection as being from St. Croix. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #33.1.12.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Hans M. F. Schulman sale of the Gibbs Collection, 3/66:1748-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/84:892.
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