Wyatt, Thomas Public Deposited

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  • (fl. 1840-1860)

    Resident of New York City. He struck copies of American Colonial coins.

    They are known to include:

    New England sixpence New England shilling

    Oak Tree twopence

    Oak Tree shilling

    Pine Tree threepence

    Pine Tree sixpence

    In producing a copy of the New England shilling, he not only copied the coin, but also copied the horizontal lines of the engraving used as a source. He produced a fantasy Pine Tree penny. He also produced a copy of the "Good Samaritan" shilling, therefore, a copy of a fantasy.

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