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2081 General Burgoyne's Surrender to Gates at Saratoga, 1777. Betts-557. Pewter. 916.8 grains. 55.6 mm. AU. Mostly soft gray surfaces, slightly darker on the highlights.
"Dollars" struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare) that are dated 1776, but likely struck sometime later. Certain Benjamin Franklin sketches inspired the design.
Copper spot ...
Philadelphia Lead and Pewter Tokens
Little is known about the small change situation in the colonies at the end of the Seventeenth century.
The silver and brass pieces may have been planned as dollars and pennies, but the purpose of the pewter coins is less clear. They may have been struck as an emergency measure after the lack of bullion prevented a silver coinage.
Among the most rare and obscure colonial pieces are the brass and pewter tokens issued by Francis Lovelace, governor of New York from 1668 to 1673. The New Yorke token is undated but is believed to date from this period.
pewter Pewter is an alloy, traditionally of anywhere between three and nine parts tin, and one part lead. Modern pewter mixes the tin with copper, antimony and/or bismuth, as opposed to lead.
1776 dated “dollars' struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation.
silver, gold, brass, copper, pewter, glass, steel, aluminum and chromium.
Removes rust and tar, leaves no deposits in the crevices of metal work.
Continental dollars 1776 dated Â"dollarsÂ" struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation.
In this group, we find the so-called Continental dollars of 1776 struck in pewter, brass, and silver. The Immune Columbia pieces, the Confederatio coppers, and Brasher's experimental pieces are also among such issues. Belonging here, too, are the U.
9,000 medallions were struck in pewter and 100 in bronze. The pewter medallions were given to all of the school children in Tasmania in 1855. The medallion also comemmorates the Jubilee of the Founding of Tasmania in 1803." ...
Rhode Island Ship Token in Pewter
1792 Pattern Cent in Copper
1861 Confederate Cent
1898 Quarter Dollar
1867 Three Cents (Silver)
1794 Large Cent - Sheldon 24
2000 Virginia "50 States" Quarter Dollar
1821 Half Eagle ...
The reverse is devoted to a series of linked circles, each bearing the name of a state and in the centre 1S the motto AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE. These pieces were struck in three different metals, silver, brass and pewter.
Maker's identification mark, comparable to a signature found on pewter, silver and gold utensils and jewelry. Occasionally found as counter-marks on coins, the most famous being Ephram Brasher's roman "E.B" in oval. See Also: Counterstamp ...
Hallmark - Maker's identification mark, comparable to a signature found on pewter, silver and gold utensils and jewelry. Occasionally found as counter-marks on coins.
These include precious medals like silver and gold, as well as base metals and alloys such as copper, brass, iron, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, white metal, pewter, and German silver.
Continental Dollars: large coin struck in 1776, usually in Pewter, considered by many to be the first U.S. Silver Dollar.
S. churches used communion tokens. Generally, these were pewter, often cast by the minister in church-owned molds. Replicas of these tokens have been made available for sale at some churches recently.
Fugio copper cents, minted in 1787, were produced under a contract let by Congress and thus may be the first official United States coins made for general circulation, although the 1776 Continental Currency "dollar," usually seen in pewter but also ...
Constitution; seven spoons made by Paul Revere; a 1776 Continental dollar in pewter graded NGC MS-67; 1793 Wreath cent PCGS MS-69 brown; 1795 Large Eagle $5 gold NGC Specimen-64; and 1800 $10 gold NGC Specimen-65.
Vermeil (ver-may), a special type of gold plated product, consists of a base of sterling silver that is coated or plated with gold. Pewter items may be described and marked as such if they contain at least 90% tin.
 See also: Coin, Silver, Revers, Reverse, Copper
  
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