Happy While United, 1764. Obverse signed DCF (Daniel Christian Fueter) and stamped N YORK. Types of Adams 2, Tayman & Fuld HWU4, Betts 510. An electrotype copy in uncertain metal probably from the British Museum specimen. 56.5mm. 863.6 gns. Bust right of George III; settler and Indian sitting on a bench beneath a tree and sharing a pipe. Wing and pipe suspension device. Very Fine. One of four identical pieces said to have been from an ''old estate'' and sold in Jeffrey Hoare's Sale 56 (June 26, 1997), this being lot 1506. Mr. Ford purchased this as a study piece and it is so presented here.
Provenenace as noted.
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