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George Washington (Liberty and Security) "Kempson's Pence"
Early American (1700–1832)
about 1795
Mint: Kempson & Son's Mint, Birmingham, England
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 34 mm, 19.15 gm (1 5/16 in., 0.68 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number64.88
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
Catalogue Raisonné
Breen 1254; Baker 30
DescriptionObv: Bust of Washington to left, enclosed by GEORGE WASHINGTON, the whole surrounded by plain circular rim
Rev: A heraldic eagle surmounting a spade shaped shield with stars at right and bars to the left, enclosed by LIBERTY AND SECURITY, the whole surrounded by a plain rim of concentric circles
Edge: AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS X : X
Rev: A heraldic eagle surmounting a spade shaped shield with stars at right and bars to the left, enclosed by LIBERTY AND SECURITY, the whole surrounded by a plain rim of concentric circles
Edge: AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS X : X