Steel Punch of Kohler and Co., United States/California, 1849. 2018.39.21

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2018.39.21

Physical Description

  • Authenticity: Forgery
  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 82.1
    • Height: 76.7
    • Width: 20
    • Thickness (in mm): 14.3
  • Shape: Cylinder

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Punch
  • Date: 1849

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1849
  • Manufacture: Cast
  • Material: Steel

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: F.D. KOHLER and Cº | 1849 | SAN FRANCISCO

  • Reverse

    • Legend: "AK" on shaft

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2018.39.21
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • John J. Ford Collection

Subjects

  • Series: Territorial
  • Series: California

Notes

  • Modern forgery of a logotype punch of F.D. Kohler and Co., with a stamping of punch in lead. "AK" stamped on shaft. Housed in velvet-lined presentation box.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States