'1784' 1/2P Machin's Related, Vlack 14-84A, BN MS(PCGS#935)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

6066

Erhaltungsgrad

F15BN

Preis

1.821

Losbeschreibung

1784 "Machin's Mills" Halfpenny. Vlack 14-84A, W-8130. Rarity-5+. Fine-15. 89.6 grains. A scarce early American circulating counterfeit, not produced at Machin's Mills but found in exclusively American contexts and almost certainly struck here. Dark chocolate brown with finely granular surfaces. Some raised flecks of verdigris or something similar are present on the obverse, near the ribbon end under first G of GEORGIVS, at George's nose, and left of R of REX. Legends are complete but for some weakness at GI of GEORGIVS, date bold, both sharper and finer than usually seen. This is an essentially impossible issue to find in high grade. PCGS# 935. Provenance: From the John "Jack" Royse Collection. Purchased from Dennis Wierzba.