"1700" 1/2P Voce Populi, Blundered Date, BN MS(PCGS#274)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6214

Grade

XF40BN

Price

705

Lot Description

1760 Hibernia-Voce Populi Halfpenny. Zelinka 4-B, Nelson-2, W-13940. Rarity-3. "1700." EF-40. 111.7 grains. Smooth chocolate brown with good detail at centers. A few little marks are noted under a glass, one inside O of VOCE, a few on the chest of Hibernia, none serious. Excellent eye appeal. Were it not for the previous two pieces, we might go on at some length about how nice this is for a Nelson-2. It is far better than most. As noted on the Craige envelope, the early die state pieces like this are the ones with the best central strike. PCGS# 274. Provenance: From the Ted L. Craige Collection.