Owner Comments:
TOKEN APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
Choice Uncirculated
*Gorgeous, frosty white aluminum specimen with near proof-like fields. Contact marks/hairlines are even throughout. - Examples boasts a handsome overall appeal with strong/sharp devices. — A significantly rare issue in a well-preserved state, making it all the more uncommon*
TOKEN BACKGROUND:
Token used by “Don Skelly” in Denver, Colorado for 5C in trade circa early 20th century. Establishment was located at 4860 E. Col fax Avenue, as noted on the obverse.
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Pritchard estimates 1 example is known to exist. If true, that one example is indeed in this collection and preserved extremely well; graded MS-63 by NGC. The sheer rarity of this piece in both examples known and condition is astonishing. — There are numerous issues/denominations listed under Dom Skelly (7 specifically) and all have a survival rate of just 1. This indicates all issues are remarkably scarce.
CATALOG NUMBER(S):
Pritchard DE6640-5
CMT DE2199a
RARITY: Pritchard estimates ~1 example is known
NGC Census not available.
TOKEN DESCRIPTION:
(Aluminum, 23mm, Round, Plain Edge)
OBVERSE: Don Skelly/ 4860 / E. Colfax
REVERSE: 5¢ in Trade (ITAV)
HISTORICAL TOWN/CITY BACKGROUND:
(Denver, Colorado):
"Industious people used to pan he gold washed off the capital building roof until the state put a gold recovery system in to recover gold leafing weathered off the building." — Credited Source: Stuart Pritchard