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A notable coin of John Gregory Hancock's handy work. These pieces were not only struck in England to commemorate and celebrate the election of George Washington as the 1st President of the United States, but were also sent to America in hopes of a Federal contract to mint and circulate these coins. George Washington frowned upon any coinage design bearing his resemblance.
I'd put this coin as a very nice XF+ with the most minuscule of red highlights apparent in spots. Attractive coin!
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A fantastic piece of US history! VF for grade. As mentioned John Gregory Hancock was the die cutter. He based his design off of Pierre Eugene Du Simitierre's portrait of George Washington. Pierre Eugene Du Simitierre has an interesting story that well told in Dr. Joel J Orosz's, "The Eagle That is Forgotten, Pierre Eugene Du Simitierre, Founding Father of American Numismatics". (Note that the book is Short; less than 75 pages) http://www.amazon.com/The-Eagle-Tha...is+forgottenDu Simitierre was on the first, Great Seal of the United States committee with Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson. He designed the Seal Of New Jersey. He had a special room in his (US) museum dedicated to numismatics. His collection included American colonials, ancient coins and more! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre...du_SimitiereI have the Large Eagle variety, which I can post later if you like:) |
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TJsCoins, thank you for the interesting information on the origins of the Washington portrait on this coin. I have never heard of P.E du Simitierre.
It would be very interesting to see you large eagle cent, if you get a chance.
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GERMANICVS, you have a wildly fantastic and diverse collection. I very much enjoy viewing and learning from your coins.
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TJscoins, seeing your beautiful large eagle cent made me want one too!
It is a very appealing coin you have there, congratulations.
In a way, the large eagle design is more appealing than the somewhat scrawny small eagle, I think.
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Great coin. I was thinking the same thing about the design. The clouds arranged in an arc above the eagle with stars in between remind me of the draped bust 2nd reverse.
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Fantastic coins, GERMANICVS & TJsCoins! I'm going to bookmark this thread for future reference and to drool over!  |
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I like the clouds on the small eagle too!  And the small eagle is better than some eagles found on US coins. Side Note: One of the things that I find interesting about both of these Washington Cents (both small & large eagle) is that the fabric and artistry is so "Colonial American", while being produced from afar. |
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Quote:Dr. Joel J Orosz's, "The Eagle That is Forgotten, Pierre Eugene Du Simitierre, Founding Father of American Numismatics". (Note that the book is Short; less than 75 pages) http://www.amazon.com/The-Eagle-Tha...is+forgotten I ordered this book 2 weeks ago before seeing this post. After reading a review on it at N.B.S. - now I am even more interested in reading it! Thank you. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Du Simitiere is a neighbor of mine. His final resting place since 1784 has been in the churchyard of St. Peter's Episcopal, two blocks from my house, here in Philadelphia. Tried to find his grave, but at least since as long ago as an 1870 reference I found, it has been "unmarked and forgotten."
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