1787 1/2P Nova Eborac, Seated Right, BN MS(PCGS#475)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7093

Grade

AU53BN

Price

1,800

Lot Description

Another Choice 1787 Nova Eborac Copper Seated Figure Right 1787 Nova Eborac copper. W-5760. Medium Bust, Seated Figure Right. AU-53 (PCGS). 111.9 grains. The scarcer of the two Nova Eborac varieties that share this obverse. Attractive dark brown with excellent gloss despite a finely granular appearance under magnification. Nicely centered and very well detailed, with a single small rim nick left of the date. A fascinating middle die state, with a wedge-shaped cud in the lower right reverse that this cataloger does not recall seeing previously, though the earlier die state and later die state are not unusual. PCGS has certified fewer than half as many of this reverse as the Figure Seated Left reverse, a fair guess as to their relative rarity. High grade ones may be called rare without concern of hyperbole. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. PCGS Population: 4; 7 finer (MS-63 BN finest). PCGS# 475 Click here for certification details from PCGS.