HORNREICH COLLECTION of Award Medals
Root & Co. Daguereotype Award, 1850
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States New York 1850 |
| Design Description: |
ROOT & CO DAGUEREOTYPE HARD TIMES AWARD TOKEN ROOT & CO Hard Times Token |
| Item Description: |
Copper NY (1850'S) NEW YORK M-NY-731 ROOT & CO. Rulau-NY-731 CU |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 BN |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal (token), 1850, CU, ROOT & CO. DAGUEREOTYPE AWARD COPPER TOKEN, (Pre Civil War Hard Times Award Token, Rulau NY-731 CU, NGC MS64BN, Cert# 3584243-006. ROOT. & CO. DAGUERRIAN (sic) GALLERY, 363 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, c.1850, Size: 28mm. NY 731 - COPPER, REEDED EDGE. Much Red Remaining. OBVERSE: ROOT & CO. DAGUERRIAN (sic) GALLERY, 363 BROADWAY REVERSE: FIRST PREMIUM AWARDED TO ROOT & CO. FOR BEST DAGUERREOTYPES. There actually were a significant number of pre civil war tokens dealing with companies and awards in the field of dageureotyping. The Meade Brothers had several tokens with a similar obverse design to this Root & Co. specimen, and there were tokens for Scovilles, Fitzgibbon, Jacobs and Long Companies.