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Washington Draped Bust Tokens and the Melbourne Restrikes

ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 6, 2021 8:42PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I've been fascinated by these tokens and restrikes.

Great info on these is from Notre Dame University. Does anyone know the professor(s) and program(s) that work on this? Are they the only university that does research on coins? Do they have a degree program?

https://coins.nd.edu/colcoin/colcoinintros/WashDRAPED.intro.html

"1783" Washington & Independence Token - by Thomas Wells Ingram and Soho Mint - PCGS PR64 - Ex. E. Pluribus Unum Collection

Were these primarily sold in the US or the UK?

"1783" Washington & Independence Token - by William Joseph Taylor - PCGS MS64BN

Why Melbourne? Was Taylor opening an office there? It seems like a store card. And why pair it with the United States die? Was this a regular issue, or a special issue with just a few strikes?

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