Lot 2228
(1795) Washington Liberty & Security Penny Breen-1254. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of faded mint color remaining on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and flawless, nearly prooflike, except for a shallow planchet fissure from the B in LIBERTY into the left top of the adjacent shield, as struck. Sharply struck except for on the lower stars in the shield, which are relatively weak as they are opposite Washington's head. Variety with the usual "ASYLUM" edge, which is shorthand for the politically significant edge inscription "AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRES'D OF ALL NATIONS". The edge inscription is not readable in the slab, but it is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 18; 4 finer, 3 in 65, 1 in 66.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600.
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