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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 21395633, member: 116145"]The intriguing stories and history are what holds my interest in coins, speaking of which, I love that Brasher was George Washington's neighbor in New York City - keep in mind that NYC was the Capital from 1789 - 1790 when Congress chose the District of Columbia for the national Capital (and to house the Capitol) - of course DC needed to be built up to that purpose so Philadelphia was designated as temporary federal Capital for 10 years. Anyway, Brasher is mostly famous for his rare gold "doubloons" but who was he? [More from U of ND] - Ephraim Brasher was a prominent New York City gold and silversmith who was often asked to weigh and verify the authenticity of foreign gold coins for customers. Several examples of foreign gold have been discovered counterstamped with the initials EB in an oval (examples can be found in the the Roper auction catalog). Apparently his stamp on a coin was taken as proof the item was of the proper weight and fineness. Breen discovered that Brasher's address in 1789-1790 was listed as number five Cherry Street in New York City, which was next door to George Washington's residence. It has been reported that in Washington's now lost household accounts there was an entry under April 17, 1790 stating Washington purchased four silver skewers from Brasher for £8 8s6d in New York currency. Brasher had a substantial reputation as an assayer. In November of 1792 with the assistance of David Ott he assayed several varieties if gold coins for the new federal government. Thereafter Brasher assisted assaying gold for the U.S. Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1787 Brasher appears to have joined with the New York silversmith and noted swordmaker, John Bailey in requesting a franchise to produce copper coins for the State of New York." Anyway, can you imagine - this gent lived next door to George Washington and they did business together. How cool is that? I wonder if they didn't occasionally have a meal or a bottle of wine too. These coins - for me - radiate American history and the earliest days of the American experiment. When I hold these coins, I feel connected directly to the folks that created them and used them in commerce. George Washington himself may have used these coins to make purchases - that's pretty amazing to consider.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 21395633, member: 116145"]The intriguing stories and history are what holds my interest in coins, speaking of which, I love that Brasher was George Washington's neighbor in New York City - keep in mind that NYC was the Capital from 1789 - 1790 when Congress chose the District of Columbia for the national Capital (and to house the Capitol) - of course DC needed to be built up to that purpose so Philadelphia was designated as temporary federal Capital for 10 years. Anyway, Brasher is mostly famous for his rare gold "doubloons" but who was he? [More from U of ND] - Ephraim Brasher was a prominent New York City gold and silversmith who was often asked to weigh and verify the authenticity of foreign gold coins for customers. Several examples of foreign gold have been discovered counterstamped with the initials EB in an oval (examples can be found in the the Roper auction catalog). Apparently his stamp on a coin was taken as proof the item was of the proper weight and fineness. Breen discovered that Brasher's address in 1789-1790 was listed as number five Cherry Street in New York City, which was next door to George Washington's residence. It has been reported that in Washington's now lost household accounts there was an entry under April 17, 1790 stating Washington purchased four silver skewers from Brasher for £8 8s6d in New York currency. Brasher had a substantial reputation as an assayer. In November of 1792 with the assistance of David Ott he assayed several varieties if gold coins for the new federal government. Thereafter Brasher assisted assaying gold for the U.S. Mint. In 1787 Brasher appears to have joined with the New York silversmith and noted swordmaker, John Bailey in requesting a franchise to produce copper coins for the State of New York." Anyway, can you imagine - this gent lived next door to George Washington and they did business together. How cool is that? I wonder if they didn't occasionally have a meal or a bottle of wine too. These coins - for me - radiate American history and the earliest days of the American experiment. When I hold these coins, I feel connected directly to the folks that created them and used them in commerce. George Washington himself may have used these coins to make purchases - that's pretty amazing to consider.[/QUOTE]
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