Grate Halfpenny
Base
About This Coin
The Grate Halfpenny group of the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series holds the pieces described below. 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.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(4)
1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Brass Half Penny
1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Large Buttons - RE Half Penny
1795 1/2P Washington - Grate Small Buttons - RE Half Penny
1795 1/2P Washington-Grate Large Buttons - LE - GW-49 Half Penny
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