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Significant examples:
In the February 2005 issue of NUMISMATIST
(page 63), William Anton offered a 1792 "George Washington
President" Birch Cent for an undisclosed price, describing it as
follows: "Unique Birch Cent. Gem Proof Condition. The
National Collection in Washington, D.C. has every American coin in its
cabinet except this coin = A candidate for the world's most valuable
numismatic item. Considered Martha Washington on obverse and very
first of the 1792 Mint Patterns struck."
Sources and recommended
reading:
"United States Pattern, Experimental and Trial Pieces" by J.
Hewitt Judd, M.D.
"United States Patterns
and Related Issues" by Andrew Pollock
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