1787 1/2C Massachusetts, Ryder 1-D, BN MS(PCGS#688339)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1197

Grade

AU58BN

Prix

1 740

Description du lot

67.9 grains. Nicely mingled light brown and chocolate brown across both sides. Supremely attractive, with glossy surfaces and no significant marks. We spy a single horizontal hairline across the Indian's ankle at left, and positively trivial rim nicks above E of WEALTH and the left upright of M in MASSACHUSETTS, but nothing that impacts the visual appeal. The surfaces show a bit of natural granularity under a glass, as struck and as expected. The strike is excellent, the Indian is well defined, and HALF CENT is full. This is a very nice example of what must be considered the first Massachusetts half cent variety.