GREENLAND. Ostgronland. A. Gibbs & Sons Brass Daler Token, 1863. NGC MS-64. KM-Tn14; Sieg-1.4. Well struck with sparkling luster dominating the eye-appeal on both sides. A <strong>VERY RARE</strong> token in any grade and certainly a candidate for the finest extant in this near-Gem quality.<p><em>A. Gibbs & Sons, a British company, received the charter for exclusive trading rights with all settlements on the east coast of Greenland from the Danish royal government in 1863. The firm conducted several expeditions along the coast in an attempt to locate the "lost East Greenland colony," which proved unsuccessful. Today, only a handful of A. Gibbs & Sons tokens exist to mark this fascinating episode of 19th century exploration the history of early Greenland.</em>
