Lot 3052
1799. BB-163; B-10 R2. PCGS graded VF-25. Light even grey toning on both sides. An appealing specimen of this year (PCGS # 6878) .
In 1799, Congress suspended all trade with France and her colonies. During the warlike tensions that ensued, the frigate Constellation captured the French sailing ship Insurgente. In March of that year, President John Adams appointed William Varns Murray to be the new Minister to France. Murray headed a peace commission which ended hostilities with France. Also this year, on December 14, George Washington died of a severe throat infection, following a cold caught while riding around his farm in the rain and snow. (An Alexandria, Virginia newspaper published in its entirety the report submitted by the attending physicians.).
Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900.
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| Realized $1,783 |
