1795 Liberty & Security - Asylum Edge Half Penny
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Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $7,200
- Sold
- Grade
- AU55
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1795 Liberty & Security - Asylum Edge Half Penny is filed under LIBERTY & SECURITY in the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series. The Liberty and Security pieces of 1795 pair a bust of Washington in uniform with a shield and eagle and the legend LIBERTY AND SECURITY. Baker lists the penny, with its edge AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS, as No. 30, and the dated halfpenny as No. 31, with edges reading PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL, BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA, or the asylum legend, and one with a plain edge. It is catalogued as Baker-31. PCGS lists it as #761.
Cross References
Baker-31
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