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1 Penny - Albany Church
| Issuer | Albany Church (New York) |
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| Year | 1790 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays a serrated or toothed wreath encircling three lines of text in mixed typefaces: the initial 'D' rendered in elegant cursive script at the top, the word 'CHURCH' in bold Roman capitals at center, and the word 'Penny' in flowing cursive script below. The wreath border is composed of pointed foliate elements arranged radially around the legend, giving the token a distinctive decorative frame. This piece exists in two varieties: one bearing the initial 'D' (PCGS#610) and one without it (PCGS#612). The overall design is simple and utilitarian, consistent with late 18th-century American merchant or church token production. |
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| Mintage | ND (1790) - With D; PCGS 610 - ND (1790) - Without D; PCGS 612 - |
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Albany Church coppers were issued by the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Albany around 1790, intended to address the chronic shortage of small change that plagued post-Revolutionary American commerce. Federal coinage was still years from meaningful circulation, and private and ecclesiastical tokens filled the gap in everyday transactions across New York State. Two distinct die varieties account for the paired PCGS numbers — one with a period after "CHURCH" and one without, a distinction that drives significant price separation between otherwise similar pieces.