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1865 General Washington Game Counter Baker 607-d Grades Choice AU/BU Slider

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1865 General Washington Game Counter Baker 607-d Grades Choice AU/BU Slider
1865 General Washington Game Counter Baker 607-d Lots of Original Red Peeking Thru Very Near Unc Grades Choice AU/BU Slider. 1865 General Washington In Unitate Fortitude Game Counter Type I 1865 Baker 607D This is one of a group of game counters produced by Ludwig Christian Lauer in Nuremburg, Germany, in the mid to late 1860's (one variety, Baker 604 is signed LAUER and another, Baker 607L is dated 1855). The image of Washington is based on an 1817 by Giuseppe Longhi known in Germany through a copy engraved by G. G. Felsing in 1824. This shows a three quarter bust in civilian dress facing left (to Washington's right). This is a type one obverse, in which the bust extends to the border of the token. The reverse shows an eagle with dropped wings holding an olive branch. A Corey's Pick