1723 1/2P Rosa Americana, Uncrowned MS(PCGS#122)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3008

Grade

VF20

Price

660

Lot Description

1723/2 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Martin 3.1-D.1, W-1226. Rarity-6. Uncrowned Rose. VF-20 (PCGS). Blended antique brass and olive-brown patina greets the viewer from both sides of this handsome mid grade example. Struck trivially off center on an ovoid planchet, although all major design elements are bold apart from those along the upper right and lower left reverse borders. A tiny planchet pit in the obverse field before King George's neck is the only singularly mentionable blemish. Only three die marriages of the Uncrowned Rose Guide Bookvariety of the 1723 Rosa Americana halfpenny are known, using two obverse and two reverse dies. Two of these varieties are overdates, Martin 3.1-D.1 the rarest of all three known pairings. PCGS# 122. NGC ID: 2ASK. Click here for certification details from PCGS.