^Lot 1475 San Juan, Puerto Rico, brass 5 cent(avo)s cigar token, La Esmeralda, late 1800s to early 1900s, extr

San Juan, Puerto Rico, brass 5 cent(avo)s cigar token, La Esmeralda, late 1800s to early 1900s, extremely rare, ex-Roehrs. Fumero-177. 4.51 grams; 20mm. Obverse with LA ESMERALDA in banner; reverse with GOOD FOR / 5C / Cigar. Coppery XF with hints of brassy luster on reverse, streaks and patches of black and red toning and oxidation. Similar to other cigar tokens from San Juan; La Esmeralda was a bar in Old San Juan. RRR in Fumero. Pedigreed to the Edward Roehrs collection, with his tag 424.