1824 Washington and Lafayette countermarks on an 1820 large cent. Musante GW-112-C3, Baker-198C. AG-3 (PCGS).Fairly smooth slightly reddish olive brown surfaces with some deposits in the recesses. The countermarks were slightly uneven in their application and the border of the Washington punch is slightly compromised. The first G of GEORGE and the central letters of LAFAYETTE are soft but visible, while all other details are clear. An essentially problem-free example. The wear is simply the mark of a piece carried proudly for a long time in honor the historic figures celebrated on this piece.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Purchased from an unrecorded source between 1955 and 1983.
