(1856-57) Token Miller Calif-1E J.L. Polhemus on Peru 4R
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- Price realized
- $1,750
- Sold
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- VF20
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- eBay
Description
John L. Polhemus (born November 15, 1825, Monmouth County, New Jersey; died December 17, 1866) was a druggist at 190 J Street in Sacramento, California, advertising himself as the "Oldest Established Legitimate Druggist" in the city. His distinctive token (Miller Calif-1E) was struck on a Peruvian 4 Reales host coin, making it one of the most unusual pieces in the Miller catalog. Polhemus also counterstamped other coins with his business name; some of these counterstamped coins were recovered from the wreck of the SS Central America, which sank in 1857. The overstrike on South American silver reflects the circulation of foreign coinage in Gold Rush-era California. Cataloged as Miller Calif-1E.
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Miller Calif-1E
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