CVC & Collectables presents the 1871 Cincinnati, OH “Crew’s Pyramidal Railway” Token, cataloged R-Oh-Ci-70A, struck in bronze and certified NGC MS 61 BN. Issued for the 1871 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, this imaginative advertising piece promotes Professor Crew’s novelty ride—shown both as a steam car and as a human-powered “velocipede.”
Token Highlights:
- Issuer/Type: Cincinnati Industrial Exposition • Advertising/Exposition token
- Date: 1871
- Composition: Bronze
- Grade: NGC MS 61 BN
- Reference: Rulau Ohio Cincinnati-70A (R-OH-CI-70A)
- Obverse: Pyramidal Railway car with legend CREW’S PYRAMIDAL RAILWAY AT INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 1871 • AS A STEAM CAR
- Reverse: Four riders powering the car; legend … AS A VELOCIP(E)DE
Collectibility:
- Popular cross-collecting appeal: exposition, transportation, and Gilded Age advertising.
- Scarcer issue in higher mint state; this MS 61 BN example retains strong detail and pleasing original color.
- Clear legends on both sides—ideal for display.
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