1722 Penny Rosa Americana, UTILE MS(PCGS#113)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2039

Grade

AU58

Price

1,020

Lot Description

1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Martin 3.1-D.6, W-1272. Rarity-4. UTILE DULCI. AU-58 (PCGS). Satiny deep brown surfaces with a few intermingled blushes of lighter sandy-tan patina. Both sides are satiny and tight with no blemishes of note. Nearly full striking detail from a well centered impression rounds out an impressive list of physical attributes for this endearing Rosa Americana penny. Provenance: Ex Roper Collection, although not included in our (Stack's) December 1983 sale of that collection; Heritage's Long Beach Signature Coin Auction of February 2007, lot 2009. The plate coin for the Breen-119 attribution in Walter Breen's 1988 Encyclopedia. PCGS# 113. Click here for certification details from PCGS.