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1783 Token Georgivs Triumpho Washington Piece Washington cent 1c Grades vg+

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1783 Token Georgivs Triumpho Washington Piece Washington cent 1c Grades vg+
1783 Token Georgivs Triumpho Washington Piece Washington cent 1c Grades vg+. The "Georgius Triumph" is the only Washington token bearing the date of 1783 that is actually known to have circulated during the Confederation period. All other Washington tokens bearing the 1783 date, which is the date of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, are now known to be commemorative tokens produced during the Nineteenth century. An early date of manufacture is confirmed for the "TRIUMPH" since at least one of these pieces was used as a planchet by Matthias Ogden at his Elizabethtown, New Jersey, mint and overstruck as New Jersey coppers. The portrait resembles Washington less than another famous George from the era, King George III, perhaps because a bust or painting of Washington was not available to the engraver. Only 1 example has ever surfaced in Mint State, very scarce find!