Talbot, Allum & Lee tokens
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This specimen was lot 1811 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ÉTATS-UNIS, token, Cu 1 cent, 1795. New York - Talbot, Allum & Lee. D/ LIBERTY & COMMERCE La Liberté, deb. de f., devant des ballots. R/ Navire voguant à d. Rare. Tranche: WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE CENT. (United States, copper one cent token of 1795, New York, Talbot, Allum & Lee. Obverse: Liberty stands, facing, before some packages; reverse: ship sailing right. Rare, edge lettered WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE CENT. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM Tn72.2.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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