Castorland Medal, or Jeton
1796 Castorland Medal. Copper. Breen-1059, W-9115. Original dies. Coin turn. AU Details--Damage (PCGS).
219.6 grains. 32.1 mm. 1.9 - 2.0 mm thick. Plain edge, coarse and heavily textured, as issued. Even medium brown with some darker toning. Lightly granular throughout, several mostly vertical obverse scratches are old and worn, the most grievous of which is in front of the profile. The scratches on the reverse are more subtle but cover more area. Very early die state, congruent to the previous piece and the earliest seen. No evidence of spalling is visible at the basin handles. It is apparent that both this piece and the previous piece deserve to be called “originals,” but it is interesting that one has an edge device and one does not.
PCGS# 826978.
From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.
Estimate: $4000