August 2023 Global Showcase Auction – 14 - 21 August 2023
Live Sessions: Ancient and World Coins, Currency
Part B: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part D: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part C: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 3: We, 16.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 16.08.2023, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part 5: We, 16.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 17.08.2023, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part E: Th, 17.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Th, 17.08.2023, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Fr, 18.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 10: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Mo, 21.08.2023, from 4:00 PM CEST
Description
"1789" (ca. 1792) Washington Born Virginia Copper. Legend Reverse. Musante GW-32, Baker-60, var, W-10720. First Reverse. Copper. Plain Edge. VF-30 (PCGS).
Uniform deep copper-brown with an intermingling of warm olive patina. The surfaces are microscopically rough, easily overlooked during in hand viewing, but while the obverse is fairly smooth accuracy compels us to mention a number of pin scratches and other light marks scattered about on the reverse. The former side is well detailed for the grade, and sharper than the reverse as often seen on Washington Born Virginia pieces, as the low relief of the reverse legend often failed to strike up well. This piece is smooth through the reverse center, but sharp enough at the periphery to determine it to be the rarer First Reverse variety. We are aware of about 10 of these. Though Musante lists them with both plain edges and lettered edges, all that we could find with edge types noted in past sales have been plain. However, this is not specified for some pieces. This die pairing was unknown to Baker in 1885. The reverse used here was only identified as paired with the 1792-dated WASHINGTON PRESIDENT obverse by him.
PCGS# 826306. NGC ID: 2B79.
Estimate: $7500
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Bidding
| Price realized | 5'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 7'500 USD |
