1787 1/2C Massachusetts, BN MS(PCGS#296)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2235

Grade

AU53BN

Price

1,440

Lot Description

1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 4-C, W-5940. Rarity-2. AU-53 (PCGS). This is an endearing piece, the surfaces satiny and exhibiting blushes of steel-olive to dominant rose-brown color. The detail is a bit light in isolated peripheral areas, due somewhat to centering issues, but the focal features are bold with just a trace of high point rub. Both sides are smooth in hand with no marks or other blemishes of note. An excellent type candidate from the first year of the brief Massachusetts copper series. PCGS# 296. NGC ID: 2B22. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.