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1783 Georgivs Triumpho Token MS62 Brown

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1783 Georgivs Triumpho Token MS62 Brown
<B>1783 TOKEN Georgivs Triumpho Token MS62 Brown NGC.</B></I> Breen-1184, Baker-7, R.3. A chocolate-brown and tan Washington piece with generally unabraded surfaces. Only the 7 in the date and the upper right portion of the wall reveals any softness of strike. This is the only 1783-dated Washington piece actually struck in the 1780s. As such it is in a different league than others struck 20-30 years later. The design is intriguing in that the obverse bust is based on that of King George III on Irish 1775-1782 coppers but the reverse shows a symbolic Britannia contained by a wall with 13 vertical bars held together by a frame with the French fleurs de lis at the corners. That scene is surrounded by the legend VOCE POPOLI (the Voice of the People) and gives this design wonderful charm. Breen's speculation that the obverse bust is actually intended to depict George Washington but uses an image of the other George seems plausible given that no portrait of Washington would have been readily available to copy. Listed on page 75 of the 2008 <I>Guide Book.</B></I> <BR><I>From The Liberty Collection of United States Colonial Coinage, Part Two.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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