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Colonial Coinage
Choice 1723 Rosa Americana Penny NGC Graded AU-55
262 1723 Rosa Americana Penny, NGC graded About Uncirculated55 Brown. This is a perfectly centered coin on both sides, having a very sharp strike such that all details remain very distinct and clear. This example has excellent original rich chestnut with a glossy appearance on the surfaces, which creates excellent overall eye appeal. The coin is virtually defect free being a very nice, high quality example. Current 2011 Red Book lists this major type at a value of $1,500 in AU-50 and $3,500 in MS-60. A lovely, very pleasing high quality coin........................................ (1,000-1,500)
Pleasing 1724 Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny ANACS EF-40
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Gorgeous 1787 Machin’s Mills Halfpenny PCGS EF-45
266 1787 Machin’s Mills Halfpenny. PCGS graded Extremely Fine45. Rarity-4. This coin is very well centered and has relatively smooth, evenly worn defect-free surfaces. It has chestnut to medium-brown color and decent details. Listed on page 64 of the 2011 Red Book, with a value of $2,300 in “EF.” This coin is particularly attractive, being exceedingly sharp for the grade, and with a “1787” date that is fully upon the planchet. It appears to have been somewhat conservatively graded. Machin’s Mills coinage rarely is encountered with such superb looking glossy surfaces and sharpness of detail............................... (1,500-2,000)
Pleasing Circulated 1787 Nova Eborac Copper Facing Left
263 1724 Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny. Martin 4.5 K-4. ANACS graded Extremely Fine-40. Rarity-2. This quality Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny has the scarcer 1724 date. It has nice original chestnut-brown color. The strike is nice, both sides have smooth, glossy hard surfaces and is strong at the peripheries which have sharp, perfect edges. This is a premium quality coin for its grade of this scarcer Wood’s date. Listed on page 43 of the 2011 Red Book, with a value of $850 in “EF.” A very nice 1724 example of this type.......................................................................... (400-600)
Impressive 1788 Vermont Copper Mailed Bust Right
1785 Nova Constellatio Copper “Small Date” NGC VF-25
264 1785 Nova Constellatio Copper. “CONSTELLATIO,” SMALL DATE with Pointed Rays. NGC graded Very Fine-25 Brown. This major listed “Small Date” type has nice natural chestnutbrown color, smooth hard surfaces and is well centered on both sides. There are no noticeable marks or detractions and the central “eye” is weak as is typical of the variety. Listed on page 52 of the 2011 Red Book, with a value of $3,500 in “VF.” Overall, a most pleasing specimen of this important 1785 “CONSTELLATIO” type........................................................................... (2,000-2,500)
Choice Quality 1787 Connecticut Copper With Great Color 265 1787 Connecticut Copper. Draped Bust Left. “ETLIR”. PCGS graded Extremely Fine-45. This pleasing 1787 Connecticut Copper has light, even honest circulation. It has overall excellent eye appeal for the grade, being a perfect natural medium brown in color, with nice hard surfaces and exhibits some sharp details. Listed on page 60 of the 2011 Red Book, with a value of $1,450 in “EF.”.......................................................................... (700-900) Page 76
267 1787 Nova Eborac Copper. Seated Figure Facing Left. PCGS graded Very Fine-35. This medium chestnut-brown coin has lovely, smooth hard surfaces with some softly struck peripheral details for the choice grade of VF-35. Overall, there are no detractions worthy of mention. Listed on page 65 of the 2011 Red Book, with a value of $900 in “VF.”............................. (750-850)
268 1788 Vermont Copper. Mailed Bust Right. Ryder-16. W-2120. About Uncirculated. Rarity-1. This more common Vermont Copper variety has glossy medium chestnut color with some scattered deeper brown tones with only a slight hint of light wear to its highpoints. The centering of both its face and back are near perfect, with just a hint of trivial roughness in areas. The rims are quite sharp and mark free, on this variety that is always found weakly struck at the centers, as made. This is a very nice coin that would fit well into any collection of high quality Vermont Coppers, or Colonial Coins in general as an example of this major listed type................................................................. (1,400-1,800)