Undated (1834) William Seward. HT-27A, Low-14A, DeWitt-CE 1834-7, W-10-130b. Rarity-5. Silvered Brass. Plain Edge. 27 mm. MS-62 (PCGS).Coin alignment. Beautiful mauve-gray patina with blushes of silver-olive intermingled around the peripheries. Reverse impression tight to the lower left, the obverse is well centered and both sides exhibit bold to sharp detail to all major design elements. Lustrous, satiny and very attractive for the assigned grade. Remarkable for this scarce type, our (Stacks) Ford IV sale included seven (!) examples of HT-27 that ranged in grade from Choice Uncirculated to Choice About Uncirculated. The present example is nearly as nice as the second finest Ford piece, cataloged as Choice Uncirculated. A great opportunity, as the Ford coins have been widely dispersed, and today in 2019 such quality is very rare in the marketplace.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Earlier ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum estate, November 2013. Collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.
