1787 1/2P Immunis Columbia Eagle Reverse, Plain Edge, BN MS(PCGS#841)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

311

Grade

AU53

Price

9,400

Lot Description

1787 Immunis Columbia Copper. W-5680. IMMUNIS COLUMBIA, Eagle Reverse. AU-53 (PCGS). 160.4 grains. A deep olive-brown specimen with some light microgranularity that comes to light under low magnification. The devices are fairly bold for the grade, and no marks of consequence greet the unaided eye. On a small, tight planchet as almost always seen for the variety; we do offer another example of the variety elsewhere in the catalog, that piece with a full date, an unusual occurrence indeed given the standard planchet size of the issue. The obverse rim runs through the very bottoms of the date numerals but does not affect any other design elements, while the reverse rim is tight to the tops of E PLURI. Believed by many to be a pattern of sorts that was struck in 1788 despite the 1787 date. A pleasing piece that has passed through the hands of such early numismatic luminaries as Thomas Elder and Hillyer C. Ryder. The present specimen is choice for the grade in our eyes and should make a grand addition to any cabinet of early American issues.