1812 (ca. 1860 or later) Sages Historical Tokens -- No. 2, City Hall, Wall Street, N.Y. Restrike. Bowers-2. Die State I. Copper. Plain Edge. 30.9 mm. Gem Proof.Although Bowers reports "only one seen (Ackerman specimen) for this restrike type in his 1998 reference in Sage medals, at least two specimens were included in the authors reference collection. Undoubtedly rare, nonetheless, as Bowers examples were acquired during 20 years of specializing in this series.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) Paul S. Mory, Sr. Collection sale, June 2000, lot 1559. Collector tag with (incorrect) attribution and provenance notes included.
