1783 Copper Washington Draped, No Button, BN MS(PCGS#676)

1783 Copper Washington Draped, No Button, BN MS (PCGS#676)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Description du lot: “1783” (circa 1820s) Washington and Independence. No Button. Musante GW-106 (Dies 13-J), Baker-2, Breen-1190(?). Copper. Plain edge. EF-40 (PCGS). 29.6 mm. 111.9 grains. Fairly consistent light brown surfaces with a few small digs at the center of Washington’s neck. Slightly broadstruck on what appears to be a thinner flan, though it is just three grains heavier than the range given by Walter Breen for his “rare” thin planchet variety, B-1190. A partial collar error has resulted in a thick flange around part of the edge, while what appears to have been an earlier indent strike (with a blank planchet) has caused a depressed distortion in the reverse. The obverse is clearly double struck, and likely related to the latter striking error. A common enough type, but very scarce and much more interesting with such unusual striking characteristics. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. PCGS# 676. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.