(1876) Copper Token Pa-Ph 840A, Burr & Witsil
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Auction Record
$240 MS64BN 04-12-2023 Stack's Bowers
Description
Issued by Burr & Witsil during the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, this copper token (Pa-Ph 840A) advertises a dry goods and hardware merchants operating from Philadelphia. Philadelphia merchants who commissioned eight die varieties across multiple metals. Multiple die combinations indicate an ongoing relationship with Lingg throughout the exposition season. Brass variants survive in smaller numbers as they cost more to produce. The copper composition provides a distinctive warm reddish color that develops an attractive brown patina over time. Copper Centennial tokens survive in moderate quantities. Manufactured by Lingg & Bro. of Philadelphia, the primary source for custom merchant tokens during the 1876 Centennial celebrations. The Centennial token series provides an invaluable record of Philadelphia's merchant community in 1876, preserving business names and advertising messages that no other source documents so completely.
Rarity Notes
Cataloged as Pa-Ph 840A, this copper variety has moderate availability among Centennial token collectors. Well-struck examples with full details are preferred by specialists.
Cross References
Pa-Ph 840A; PCGS #903143
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