Lot 1368 UNITED STATES, New York City, 12½-cent token, Miller's Hair Invigorator (ca. 1848-51) countermark on

UNITED STATES, New York City, 12½-cent token, Miller's Hair Invigorator (ca. 1848-51) countermark on a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1786 FM, rare, NGC AG details damaged. Brunk-694; Rulau-M-NY-582I. Louis Miller was a New York City hairdresser who sold his own concoction that purported to "restore gray hair, prevent baldness, remove scurvy and dandruff, and beautify the hair." Bold XF counterstamp on an About Good host coin with clear date and assayer, test cut on edge at 6 o'clock. There are several varieties of counterstamp from L. Miller because each part is a separate punch; this particular type is quite scarce.
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