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Colonial 1795 Wash 1/2P Grate Lg But Reed Edge PCGS 62
 Nearly Choice. Brown. Pleasing surfaces. Well struck with some weakness on the word LONDON at the reverse. This 1795 British copper halfpenny token was designed by Thomas Wyon of the Peter Kempson and Sons mint in Birmingham, England, for the London firm of Clark and Harris, dealers in stoves and fireplace grates. The obverse displays a bust of Washington facing right. The reverse displays a large grate (a screen put in front of a fireplace).The Grate token was made for and used in England but has been collected as part of the American Colonial series because of the Washington bust and because of its relationship to the Liberty and Security series. PCGS has certified 36 coins at this level with 68 finer.
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