1793/2 Ship 1/2P Washington President Payable in Anglesey, BN MS(PCGS#734)

1793/2 Ship 1/2P Washington President Payable in Anglesey, BN MS (PCGS#734)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Lot Description: 1793/2 Ship Halfpenny. Musante GW-20, Baker-18, W-10855. Copper. Lettered Edge. EF-45 BN (NGC). Pleasingly original medium brown patina with glints of faded antique gold in the protected areas around many of the devices. Boldly struck for the type with a satiny texture that is smooth in most areas. Accuracy compels us to mention a few minor marks over and around Washington's portrait, within the rigging of the ship, a faint scratch in the left obverse field, and a carbon spot in the right obverse field. The portrait of Washington used on this type is attributed to John Gregory Hancock, one of England's most accomplished die-sinkers and engravers of his day. Provenance: Ex Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IV, May 2014, lot 30676; our Baltimore Auction of October 2018, lot 6296. Heritage lot tag included. PCGS# 734. NGC ID: 2B7J. Click here for certification details from NGC.