Repub. Ameri. medal
Datec. 1800
Engraver
Thomas Wyon
After
Joseph Wright
(American, 1756 - 1793)
Medium/TechniqueCopper
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/16 in. x 1 5/16 in. (3.33 cm x 3.33 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberM-3061
DescriptionRepub Ameri “penny.” Not overstruck. Chocolate brown and olive. Baker-68 (pg. 43).Published ReferencesBaker reference from Medallic Portraits of George Washington, Edited by Russ Rulau and George Fuld, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN 0873416813
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1816
1805-1807
c. 1805
c. 1739