1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Brass Half Penny
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Description
The 1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Brass Half Penny is filed under Grate Halfpenny in the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series. The Grate halfpenny of 1795 is a London store card: G. WASHINGTON THE FIRM FRIEND TO PEACE & HUMANITY around a bust in uniform, and on the reverse a fireplace grate with LONDON 1795 and PAYABLE BY CLARK & HARRIS 13 WORMWOOD ST BISHOPSGATE. Baker (No. 29) records an engrailed edge, a lettered edge reading PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL, two obverse dies, and a brass impression. Baker records an impression in brass from the Bushnell sale. It is catalogued as Baker-29. PCGS lists it as #90746.
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Baker-29
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