Undated (1833) I Take the Responsibility. HT-70, Low-51, DeWitt-CE 1834-16, W-10-320a. Rarity-1. Copper. Plain Edge. Mint State, Counterstamped. 28.5 mm. This is a most intriguing token that bears three counterstamps, two on the obverse and one on the reverse. On the latter side, at left, is H.T. HARE in a sunken rectangular punch and, at right, H.I. PEPPER in a sunken rectangular punch with an inverted eagles head below. The reverse is counterstamped (portrait bust) T F (eagle) P, each device within its own sunken punch. Two of these counterstamps are confirmed as belonging to silversmiths, as listed in the 1980 reference <em>Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection</em> by Louise Conway Belden. The reverse counterstamp is attributed to Thomas Charles Fletcher, who operated in Boston and Philadelphia from 1787 to 1866, and the H.I. PEPPER counterstamp is attributed to Henry J. Pepper of Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, 1789 to 1853. The host is satiny and glossy copper-brown. Definitely a desirable item for the specialist.
