1773 VA 1/2P No Period, BN MS(PCGS#243)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7040

Grade

MS62BN

Price

960

Lot Description

1773 Virginia halfpenny. Newman 4-G, W-1460. No Period. MS-62 BN (PCGS). 121.1 grains. Frosty light brown with a good deal of residual mint color around the devices, bright red in some areas and faded to sedate rose in others. Well struck and attractive, a far nicer coin than the assigned grade suggests. The No Period variety is considerably scarcer and is far more likely to be found well circulated. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s sale of the Donald Groves Collection, November 1974, lot 396. PCGS# 243 Click here for certification details from PCGS.