a month agoGeorge Washington coin sold for $1.7m
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The gold coin featuring the first President George Washington, which dates back to the 18th century, was sold for $1.7m at an auction held yesterday. The silver eagle coin of the president of 1792 was never used as money, but it is thought to have appeared in Washington when [...]
The silver eagle coin of the president of 1792 was never used as money, but it is thought to have appeared in Washington when plans for the post-revolution war were being compiled to see the U.S. Mint according to Heritage Authority.
“numismic researchers widely agree that it is one of the most important coins in American history,” said the co-founder of the Jim Halperin Heritage.
currency researchers believe that the Washington president's coin, which has his own profile on the front and an eagle on the back, has been given to him as part of a promotion of the sale in an effort to get a contract to hit the American currency.
They were authorized in 1792, but the first coins for public use were issued a year later in copper and silver, while the first image was Lady Liberty and an eagle on the back.
The coins in question come from Eric P's collection. Newman, who died in 2017 at the age of 106 by collecting one of the most important collections of coins in the United States of Amrica.
