1723 Rosa Americana 2 Pence NGC 63 BN Choice. Brown. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. NGC has certified this single coin at this level with none finer. The Rosa Americana coins depict King George I on the obverse with the Tudor rose on the reverse. The legend displays one of several forms of the King's name and title while the reverse legend varied in several ways as ROSA AMERICANA and UTILE DULCI (the useful with the agreeable). The Latin phrase is from the Ars poetica of Horace, line 343: 'Omne tulit punctum qui misquit utile dulci' (He has won universal approval who has combined the useful with the agreeable).
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1783 1C Washington Copper Unity PCGS 50 The reverse is rotated about 10% clockwise. Unity States copper cents were probably produced in England. These coins are often filed down at the rim making them rough which both obscured legends and gave the newly minted coins a worn appearance as to evade counterfeiting laws. The date on this coin, 1783, commemorates the end of the Revolutionary War rather than the date of minting.
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ND Wash-Succ Medal SM, RE, Silvered PCGS 58 Success tokens appear to have been minted in brass, copper and white metal using only a single set of dies. Currently there is a controversy as to whether these tokens are associated with Washington during the second inauguration and possibly date from the period circa 1792-1795 or whether they are mid Nineteenth century gaming pieces. Artistic style would suggest they are the latter. The obverse depicts a bust right of Washington, while the reverse presents an image of the Eye of Providence with fifteen stars and long rays. The center reverse is typically softly struck and this is thought to be because of a shallow engraved die. PCGS has certified five silvered tokens at this level with a mere one finer. This encapsulation features a green CAC hologram label, indicating the coin has met CAC's grading standards.
1851 NGC 65 BN Gem. Brown. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. This encapsulation features a green CAC hologram label, indicating the coin has met CAC's grading standards.
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1853 NGC 64 RB Nearly Gem. Red Brown. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. Lightly toned.
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1853 PCGS 65 RD Gem. Red. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. PCGS has certified 57 coins at this level with 14 finer.
1855 Knob Slanted 55 N-9 NGC 62 RB Nearly Choice. Red Brown. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. NGC has certified this single coin at this level as Newcomb 9 with a mere four finer.
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1856 Upright 5 NGC 65 RB Gem. Red Brown. Well struck. Pleasing surfaces. NGC has certified this single coin as Red Brown.
1856 Proof Flying Eagle NGC 0 Au Details Improperly Cleaned An estimated 1,500 coins were minted Proof for this date. In 1856, 1,000 Flying Eagle Cents were minted without authorization of Congress. From a legal view, all 1856 Flying Eagle Cents may be considered to have been illegally minted and distributed. The 1857 date was minted following the Act of February 21, 1857 authorizing Small Cents. Unlike the 1856 coins, those of 1857 were officially authorized.
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