1722 1/2 P Rosa Americana, D.G. REX MS(PCGS#101)

August 2011 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

6020

Grade

MS63

Prix

6 613

Description du lot

1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Martin 2-B, W-1218. URS-8. D: G: REX / ROSA AMERI: UTILE DULCI. MS-63 (PCGS). A sharp and lustrous specimen with deep olive gold surfaces&nbsp;that are&nbsp;harder than typically encountered; this variety is often quite granular in appearance. All of the design elements are present and accounted for, including&nbsp;the king's hair and the reverse rosette. <strong>Breen-133, "Second Prototype"</strong> with&nbsp;each U&nbsp;in the reverse legend corrected from&nbsp;a V punch. According to Breen, "dangerous counterfeits" of the variety are sometimes encountered. <strong>The finest graded by PCGS. </strong>If you mean to have a nice Rosa Americana halfpenny, we suggest you follow through in your bidding when this specimen crosses the auction block, especially if "finest graded" coins are your reason for collecting.