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1784 Washington Ugly Head, Silvered White Metal, Baker-8, W-10595, Musante GW-56, R.8, VF25 NGC....
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1784-Dated Washington the Great Token, VF25
Silvered White Metal, GW-56
Unknown Origin
1784 Washington Ugly Head, Silvered White Metal, Baker-8,
W-10595, Musante GW-56, R.8, VF25 NGC. 158.0 grains. This
variety, also known as the Washington the Great token, has been the
topic of debate for many years. NGC suggests that this piece is
silvered pewter. Q. David Bowers reports in the Whitman
Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins that John
Ford had this piece tested, finding: 56% silver, 20% tin, 19% lead,
4% antimony, and traces of copper and iron. Breen suggested in his
Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins that the
two known white metal examples are trial pieces. This example was
likely struck on a cast planchet as Donald G. Partrick noted in his
paper, "Washington the Great Coinage" that was presented at the
1984 American Numismatic Society Coinage of the Americas
Conference. Papers from the conference were published in
America's Copper Coinage 1783-1857. Partrick wrote:"The silver piece is different. Someone has told me it is struck on a cast planchet. I would surmise that a cast planchet was used because rolled out and cut silver planchets were just not available for a limited striking. If indeed, the piece is on a cast planchet, it would be the only feasible avenue available to the makers at the time."
The origin of these enigmatic pieces remains unknown. Unevenly struck as are each of the few known examples in copper or silver, this piece displays smooth surfaces and scattered marks of little consequence. Light gray with hints of violet and steel toning. Listed on page 78 of the 2024 Guide Book.
Ex: Dr. D.W. Valentine (Thomas L. Elder, 12/1927), lot 227; Cy Hunter; Arthur Conn; Maurice Gould; Gould Estate; Donald G. Partrick.
From The Del Mar Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# E5WX, Variety PCGS# 663, Base PCGS# 695, Greysheet# 373809)
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Auction Info
2023 August 15 - 20 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1364 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2023
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