1788 1/2P Machin's Mills, BN MS(PCGS#472)

1788 1/2P Machin's Mills, BN MS (PCGS#472)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Description du lot: 1788 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 13-88CT, Miller 101-D, W-8080. Rarity-5-.GEORGIVS III. EF-40. 113.4 grains. Another high grade example of this rare Machin-Connecticut muling, itself sharper than the Vlack plate coin or any in the Boyd-Ford collection. Nice chocolate brown with finely granular surfaces, a bit rougher at central reverse and atop olive sprig, as struck. A few little marks including a very short scratch at George's temple, another at his cuirass, twin pits at bust truncation. Late die state with obverse clashing and swelling, reverse cracks not quite as advanced as above. While this piece may seem pedestrian compared to the primary Craige coin, it too threatens the Condition Census and would upgrade most advanced collections of both Machin's Mills halfpence and Connecticut coppers. PCGS# 472. Provenance: From the Ted L. Craige Collection.