An original, unused, tag from the American Smelters Securities Co., to the Superintendent. UNITED STATES MINT SAN FRANCISCO, via the American Railway Express Company. No doubt used to ship massive ingots of gold and silver to the U.S. Mint in San Francisco to be used in coinage.
Scarce and unusual, the first we have seen. A great “go-with” for any collector of San Francisco coins.
PCGS / NGC Population: not available
Includes holes for the Gold $1, $2 1/2, $50 Round and Octagonal and the Silver 50c, along with descriptions of each coin. The frame Measures 8 ½” x 11” and the backing is deep purple velvet.
Priced at: $3,500.00
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Includes holes for the Gold $1, $2 1/2, $50 Round and Octagonal and the Silver 50c, along with descriptions of each coin. The frame Measures 8 ½” x 11” and the backing is deep purple velvet.
Priced at: $3,500.00
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The Scoville Company was founded in 1802 in Waterbury Connecticut and is still in existence today. I did try to contact the company to determine the years these buttons were made, but as yet, have not heard. Looking at the design of the eagle, which is the design from the Capped Bust Half dime minted from 1829 to 1837, one can surmise Pre-Civil War. Below is a bit of Scoville History that I was able to pull off their website:
1802
Scovill was founded in 1802 in Waterbury, CT, when the United States was only 26 years old. The company has survived through peace and war, depression and prosperity. Now on the verge of our third century in business, Scovill is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of apparel and light industrial fasteners.
1825
Scovill’s buttons have adorned many U.S. military uniforms since the war of 1812, but among the most famous pieces produced by Scovill is a set of closures made for General Marquis de LaFayette and presented to him when he visited the U.S. in 1825. These 17 closures featured the head of George Washington and were acclaimed as masterpieces of their time. They were made of solid gold which was obtained from a single nugget unearthed in North Carolina.