MERCHANT TOKENS BY ROBERT LOVETT SR.
Collins Ready Made Store Card
HT 241, brass, 27mm
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Robert Lovett Sr. Store Card
HT 288, brass, 25.3mm
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Printing block of HT 288
These two pieces are among the
rarest of the works produced by Robert Lovett Sr.; both are rated as R7
(4 to 12 specimens surviving). They are known only in brass. An example
of HT 241 graded NGC MS 62 sold for $6555 in 2009. An Au example of HT
288 from the Dice Hick's Collection sold for $16,100 in 2008. Several
recent sales have brought lower prices.
Robert Lovett Sr's business was located at 67 Maiden Lane in New York
City in 1833/34; Williams Collins was at that location in 1838/39.
Franklin Bust Tokens
In his "Standard Catalog of United States Tokens" Russell Rulau list these as the work of Robert Lovett Jr. and has a date of circa 1856. I am proposing these are the work of his father Robert Sr. If the date of 1856 is correct Robert Jr. was already in Philadelphia. Also, on all his other works he referred to himself as "Jr." while his father was simply Robert Lovett. And if he was producing a token in New York City for his business, in competition with his father, he would have almost certainly used the designation "Jr." |
NY 504, silver, 29mm
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NY 505, copper, 29mm
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NY 506, brass, 27.6mm
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Franklin Bust Mules
The Franklin Bust die was muled with the first and second obverse dies from George H's Headquarters Series medals, most likely by George H. |
Baker 205 - first obverse, silver, 28mm
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(on line image)
Baker 205A - first obverse, copper, 28mm
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Baker 205B - first obverse, brass, 27.4mm
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Baker 206 - second obverse, silver, 28mm
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Baker 206A - second obverse, copper, 28mm
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Baker 206B - second obverse, brass, 28mm
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