Hi specialty - Please post a photo each of the obverse and reverse (front and back) of the coin. This will help folks determine the specific variety, assess the condition, and perhaps, the value of your coin. Though 1789 does not ring a bell for me with respect to Washington pieces, among other sources and depending on the particular specimen you have, Washington coinage may be found in the following books: Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins by Q. David Bowers (2009) (pgs. 255-274) A Guidebook of United States Coins 2010 AKA "The Red Book" by R.S. Yeoman (2009) (pgs. 75-80) Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins by Walter Breen (1988) (various pages) These books may be found by title, among other places, at Amazon and ebay. Whitman and Breen's are a bit pricey, so you might want to try borrowing them from your local library first. Good luck, CheetahCats
I have a 1789 United States Department of Treasury coin from Denver, Colorado. Does anyone know where I can look to learn more about this coin? Thank you.
There was no Colorado and there was no Denver in 1789. 1789 refers to the formation of the US Department of Treasury. What you have is probably a token that in placed in US Mint Sets from the Branch Mint in Denver.
Does it look like this: (Borrowed from google)http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...uGXDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0
Yes it looks just like that. Thank you. I wasn't meaning it was from Denver, CO I was simply putting down all the info on the coin.
Not the greatest site to refer to... but here's the link to the image posted above with some details about where the coin is from:
It also looks a whole lot like the medal they used to put in the souvenir sets. (Not mint sets, the souvenir sets that they used to sell in the mint gift shop. They had the coins struck by that mint that year and the mint medal.)
