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1792 Pattern Washington Cent
Fine Details, Copper, Lettered Edge, GW-31

1792 Washington Pattern Cent, Lettered Edge -- Damaged -- NGC Details. Fine. Baker-21, W-10670, GW-31, R.7. This design is known with either a plain edge or a lettered edge, and in silver or copper alloy. All combinations are rare. An additional specimen, formerly part of the Eric Newman Collection, is struck in gold. Long believed struck at the Westwood Mint in Birmingham, England, but now regarded as a production of Newburyport, Massachusetts engraver, printer, and inventor Jacob Perkins, based on the Baker-15 cent token. This is an evenly circulated and lightly abraded example. Glossy and mildly bright with slightly granular apple-green and tan-brown surfaces. Listed on page 79 of the 2024 Guide Book.
Ex: New York Signature (Heritage, 11/2013), lot 3590.


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
January, 2024
10th-14th Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 30
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Sold on Jan 11, 2024 for: $10,500.00
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