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GW-03 Gen. Washington — Confederatio 1785

Baker-09; Appleton-12

circa 1785

Heritage

Obverse: Reverse:

Bust of Washington in uniform facing right. Around, GEN. WASHINGTON. Thirteen large stars surrounded by rays. CONFEDERATIO • 1785 • around.

Edge:

Plain

GW Metal

Diameter

WeightRulau R Notes:

03

mm 1/16 grains Fuld

Dies by Walter Mould

Copper 29 18 134.6 09

VR WA.1785.1; Breen-1125; per Breen 7 or 8 known

This is listed by Breen as Decad 4-D, indicating obverse 4 paired with reverse D

GW-04 Gen. Washington — U.S. Shield circa 1785

Baker-11

SM

Obverse:

Bust of Washington in uniform facing right. Around, GEN. WASHINGTON. Same as the obverse of GW-03. The U.S. Shield, ¬ E ¬ PLURIBUS ¬ UNUM ¬ around. New Jersey cent Maris C reverse.

Reverse:

Edge:

Plain

GW Metal

Diameter

Edge WeightRulau R Notes:

04

mm 1/16 mm

Fuld

grains

Dies by Walter Mould

Copper 29 18

130.7 11

VR WA.1786.2; Breen-1126; 3 known.

“This piece, found in a lot of old coppers about ten years ago, by Mr. John W. Haseltine, of Philadelphia, was purchased at the Crosby sale, June, 1883, by Lorin G. Parmelee, of Boston, for six hundred and twenty dollars, the highest price as yet paid for any single Washington piece. The date is probably 1786” (Baker, p.16). Cataloged by Breen as pattern Decad 4-F. Breen and others have written that the traditional reference to this coin as the “New Jersey Washington” is mistaken. The misunderstanding occurs because the reverse die was subsequently used on several prototypes of New Jersey coppers made at Walter Mould’s mint, but the combination with this Washington die predated the New Jersey coins. At the time this coin was struck, it had no relation to New Jersey.

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