Lot 1467 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, nickel 4 almudes (?) token, Antonio Frontera Martinez, late 1800s to early 19
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, nickel 4 almudes (?) token, Antonio Frontera Martinez, late 1800s to early 1900s, rare, ex-Roehrs. Fumero-68. 5.06 grams; 27mm. Obverse with . * . ANTONIO . FRONTERA . * . / MAYAGUEZ . PTO RICO around denomination 4; reverse with . * . CONFITERIA . * . / LA . BOLSA around . SURTIDO COMPLETO . / EN / DULCES Y LICORICES. VF with weak EN, splash of brassy color at top of obverse, couple spots of verdigris. An 1892 Mayaguez guide has an advertisement for Antonio Frontera Rullan's sweet shop La Bolsa, which closed in the 1960s. R in Fumero. Pedigreed to the Edward Roehrs collection, with his tag 421.
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