1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Large Buttons, RE, BN MS(PCGS#746)
1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Large Buttons, RE, BN MS (PCGS#746)
November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4246
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 2,705
- 详细说明
- 1795 Grate Halfpenny. Musante GW-49, Baker-29AA or 29B, W-10955. Rarity-1. Large Buttons. Copper. Reeded Edge. MS-62 BN (NGC). Otherwise gray-brown surfaces retain considerable medium orange luster in the protected areas around the devices, especially around the peripheries. Boldly defined with minimal signs of handling, this is a handsome Mint State example of the type. The Washington Grate halfpenny was produced by Kempson & Co. using an obverse portrait engraved by Thomas Wyon. The obverse inscription THE FIRM FRIEND TO PEACE AND HUMANITY pays homage to Washington's decision to keep America neutral during the French Revolutionary Wars, significant for the British who had feared that the young nation would side with the French. PCGS# 746.