'1774' 1/2P Machin's Mills, IUS, BN MS(PCGS#942)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4059

Grade

VF20BN

Price

900

Lot Description

1774 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 7-74A, W-7770. Rarity-6-. GEORGIUS III. VF-20 (PCGS). Overall chocolate brown with pinkish and orange shades in the fields. Evenly worn, with old scratches across the seated figure on the reverse. A minor mark at George's face has long worn into the patina. Nicely centered on each side but with some roughness on the reverse. Vlack 7-74A is a rare variety that features the only obverse with a U in place of the customary V in GEORGIVS. It is seldom found as sharp as the present specimen. PCGS# 942. Click here for certification details from PCGS.