(1795) Penny Liberty and Security, BN MS(PCGS#767)
(1795) Penny Liberty and Security, BN MS (PCGS#767)
Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2274
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 16,102
- 详细说明
- Undated (1795) Washington Liberty and Security Penny. Musante GW-45, Baker-30, W-11050. Copper. Lettered Edge. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Predominantly golden-brown with intermingled steel-gray highlights, and considerable bright mint color in the protected areas around the peripheral elements. The strike is sharp for the type with most design elements crisp, and all boldly defined. Satiny and smooth in hand with some claim to a Choice Mint State grade. Breen surmised that this Liberty and Security issue made by Peter Kempson in 1795 was a speculative attempt to land a coinage contract at a time when the fledgling U.S. Mint was foundering, though no specific information exists to substantiate this theory. Now mostly hidden from view in slabs, the edges of these Washington pieces can be fascinating. Here the edge is visible and reads AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS, an interesting motto given the politics of today. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.