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1785 Immune Columbia George III Copper Pattern

Strike Type
1785 Immune Columbia George III Copper Pattern

Coin Details

Year
1785
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Proposed National Issues (1776-1787)
Designer
Unknown (possibly proposed national coinage)
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.5g
Diameter
28mm
Edge
Plain

Description

An extraordinary 1785 Immune Columbia copper pattern that incorporates a George III obverse die, creating a remarkable muling of British royal imagery with the American IMMUNE COLUMBIA ("America is free") reverse legend. This paradoxical combination of British authority and American independence on a single coin is one of the most historically fascinating pieces in American numismatics.

Rarity Notes

Extremely rare. A historically extraordinary muling of British and American designs.

Cross References

Crosby; Whitman 5645

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