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(1785) COPPER Bar Copper AU55 PCGS....
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Description
Surprising Choice AU Bar Copper
(1785) COPPER Bar Copper AU55 PCGS. Breen-1145. Few pre-Federal coppers circulating in what would become the United States have accrued so much mystique as the famous Bar copper, likely of Birmingham origin and dating to no later than 1785. Breen's oft-cited quotation of a November 12, 1785 article in the New Jersey Gazette informs most theories about the issue, though the stated resemblance to soldiers' buttons could be coincidental. This minimally marked chocolate-brown coin shows only a trace of wear and is highly pleasing. The strike was shifted slightly to the right of perfect center, with broad dentils to the left and little or no dentilation to the right. Listed on pages 69 and 70 of the 2009 Guide Book. Population: 14 in 55, 18 finer (6/08).Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2B5J, PCGS# 599, GSID# 351)
Auction Info
2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
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