1795 L.E. 'ASYLUM' LIBERTY & SECURITY 1P NGC VF25BN

Breen surmised that this Liberty and Security issue made by Peter Kempson in 1795 was a speculative attempt to land a coinage contract at a time when the fledgling US Mint was foundering, though no specific information exists to substantiate this theory. Now mostly hidden from view in slabs, the edges of these Washington pieces can be fascinating-here the edge reads AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS, an interesting motto given the politics of today. Check out all the great US Coins, Currency, Ancients, World and Exonumia at Sarasota Numismatics. We are happy to answer any questions you may have about this or any of our other extensive offerings.