Description: Henry Evanson was a coin dealer for over 60 years, a ANA member for over 50 years, a NENA member, as well as the Springfield and West Springfield Coin Clubs. He purchased the Tatham Stamp and Coin Company of Springfield MA in the late 1950's from the estate of Macintosh and owned the business with a partner for several years. He then owned Spruceland Stamp and Coin company till his death 20 years ago. On the obverse you will find a small uppercase "E" above the star which denotes the Evanson restrike. Walter Breen assigned number 972 to the half cent and number 973 to the cent in his Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins. Breen makes the following comment consistent with the timeline above "these were struck sometime after WWII by Springfield, Massachusetts coin dealer Henry Evans" and "examples are scarcely seen and seldom offered at auction". This restrike was also listed in the Red Book through the 1960's and is highly collectable copy. This is why this is sometimes listed as "Evans" rather than the correct Evanson attribution. The single set of each of the dies had been defaced and destroyed years ago.
Price: 1399 USD
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-11T22:37:42.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Denomination: 1C
Coin: Massachusetts Copper Coin
Type: Colonial
Composition: Copper
Year: 1788
Strike Type: Business
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Variety: Massachusetts
Certification: Uncertified
