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Question: Was the 1793 Wreath copper cent modeled after
the 1783 Washington UNITY STATES copper? The reverse design is similar and the
UNITY STATES cent came first. --P.D.
Answer: 1783 UNITY STATES copper, bearing the
portrait of George Washington on the obverse and a cent-like design on the
reverse, with the inscription UNITY STATES OF AMERICA, was produced, probably
in England, at least 20 years after the date indicated. The reverse is a copy
of the United States cent of the 1802-1803 era, with the inscription changed
from UNITED to UNITY to evade the counterfeiting laws. Certain other Washington
pieces dated 1783 (the Military Bust and Draped Bust issues, for example) were
also struck later than the date indicated.
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