Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43199

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Nickel Advertising Token, 1914. PCGS MS-61.
Diameter: 32mm. Featuring a coining press on the obverse, this dazzling Mint State stunner offers a steely gray hue and surfaces free from handling.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Match 1:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43194

Price realized: 600 USD   (Approx. 565 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Bronze Advertising Token, 1903. PCGS MS-62.
Diameter: 32mm. Not often encountered so enchanting, this nearly-Choice specimen presents brassy-bronze surfaces, with some lustrous glints further accentuating the devices.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Match 2:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43197

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Brass Advertising Token, 1912. PCGS Genuine--Rim Damage, AU Details.
Diameter: 38mm. A pleasing example of this advertising issue, offering fully-realized detail and attractive brown patina. Minor dings along the rims resulted in the designation, but do not impede the token's overall charm.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Match 3:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43200

Price realized: 480 USD   (Approx. 452 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Aluminum Advertising Token, ND (ca. early 20th Century). PCGS MS-61.
Diameter: 23mm. Displaying a coining press on one side and a script "C" on the other, this fairly RARE advertising piece radiates with an abundance of luster.

Estimate: $700 - $1000

Match 4:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43198

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Brass Advertising Token, ND (ca. 1912). PCGS AU-58.
Diameter: 38mm. A handsome near-Mint example of this rather SCARCE advertising token. Exhibiting a stately brassy patina and well-defined details throughout.

Estimate: $700 - $1000

Match 5:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > April 2024 Hong Kong AuctionAuction date: 15 April 2024
Lot number: 43196

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


GREAT BRITAIN. Birmingham. Taylor & Challen, Ltd. Minting Machinery Silvered Brass Advertising Token, 1912. PCGS Genuine--Edge Repaired, AU Details.
Plain edge. Diameter: 37mm. Some mottling of color is noted upon the coining press side, while some light repair to the rim has occurred. This is little matter, however, as the design remains highly interesting and engaing.

Estimate: $700 - $1000