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1791 CENT Washington Small Eagle Cent MS63 Brown PCGS. Baker-16, W-10630, Musante GW-17, R.3. This lovely Select Mint State Washington Small Eagle cent features intermingled chestnut and walnut-brown surfaces with excellent cartwheel luster and strong eye appeal. These English pieces, from dies cut by John Gregory Hancock, Sr., are an integral component of American coinage history. They were struck at John Westwood's mint in Birmingham, England with the hopes of securing an independent American coinage contract. With thousands of pieces exported to the United States, an alarmed Congress quickly passed the April 1792 Act establishing a U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Listed on page 83 of the 2017 Guide Book. Population: 19 in 63 Brown, 36 finer (11/16).
1791 CENT Washington Small Eagle Cent MS63 Brown PCGS. Baker-16, W-10630, Musante GW-17, R.3. This lovely Select Mint State Washington Small Eagle cent features intermingled chestnut and walnut-brown surfaces with excellent cartwheel luster and strong eye appeal. These English pieces, from dies cut by John Gregory Hancock, Sr., are an integral component of American coinage history. They were struck at John Westwood's mint in Birmingham, England with the hopes of securing an independent American coinage contract. With thousands of pieces exported to the United States, an alarmed Congress quickly passed the April 1792 Act establishing a U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Listed on page 83 of the 2017 Guide Book. Population: 19 in 63 Brown, 36 finer (11/16).