1783 Tkn 1/2P Georgivs Triumpho, BN MS(PCGS#664)

1783 Tkn 1/2P Georgivs Triumpho, BN MS (PCGS#664)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

ロット詳細: 1783 Georgivs Triumpho Token. Musante GW-54, Baker-7, W-10100. AU-50 (PCGS). Lovely golden-brown patina features warmer olive-gray outlines to the design elements. All major design elements are bold, if not sharp. The surfaces are free of troublesome marks apart from a pair of well concealed scratches on the reverse within the basket above the date. Roughness in the planchet over and around Washington's head on the obverse is as made. The reverse is well centered in strike, obverse drawn trivially to 9 o'clock, yet with nearly complete denticulation. The design of this type remains somewhat enigmatic, though the fleur-de-lis decorated basket in which Britannia sits is now thought to be that of a hot air balloon -- this theory suggested as the first hot air balloon made its ascent in September 1783, the same month in which the Treaty of Paris was signed, marking the official end of the Revolutionary War. PCGS# 664. Click here for certification details from PCGS.