1789 (ca. 1792) Washington Born Virginia Copper. Legend Reverse. Musante GW-33, Baker-60, W-10730. Rarity-5+. Second Reverse. Copper. Plain Edge. EF Details--Plugged (PCGS). Deep steel-brown and lighter sandy-tan retoning conceals evidence of an old cleaning. Plugged and expertly repaired at the upper left obverse and lower left reverse borders, both sides display bold to sharp definition throughout. A more affordable, yet still very presentable example of this scarce type. The enigmatic Washington President and Washington Born Virginia coppers are closely related in obverse portrait style to the Large and Small Eagle cents of 1791. As such, the dies for these types may also have been engraved by John Gregory Hancock. These coppers were likely struck by Obediah Westwood of Birmingham, England. Seemingly produced in limited numbers, all types and varieties in this series are scarce to rare in numismatic circles, confirming the significance of this offering for the advanced Washingtoniana specialist.
