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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 595012, member: 2100"]There are two very similar varieties of this piece, which is a part of the Washington & Independence Series. The one you found on ebay is the common variety, and is known by the following ids: Baker 1, Garrett 1693, Picker 297, WA. NC. 1783.1 It is listed as a rarity 1 (over 4000 known, common). Values in my 1999 reference are listed as VG $75, VF $200, XF $400. Supposedly James Kean of Philadelphia distributed the "Unity States" pieces in America. I can not tell for certain from your pictures which variety you have, but on the slim chance you might have the scarce type, look at the word "Unity", and in particular the letters "TY". Look at the example found on ebay, and note that there is a leaf that is much closer to the "Y" than the "T". If, on your example, the leaf is much closer to the "T" than the "Y", then you have a very scarce item. This variety is probably a rarity 8 (5 to 9 known), but only one piece is located. The id for this variety is Baker 1A. From what I can tell, yours is the common type, but it is certainly worth while for you to examine it to be sure.[/QUOTE]