(1795) 1/2 P North Wales, Lettered Edge, BN MS(PCGS#773)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4284

Grade

VF20BN

Price

2,400

Lot Description

Circa 1795 North Wales Halfpenny. Musante GW-51, Baker-34A, Breen-1296. Brass. Lettered edge. VF-20 (PCGS). 27.3 mm. 138.7 grains. The surfaces are somewhat light and brassy from an old cleaning, but have partially toned back to pale olive and brown. A scarcer and always popular variant with the lettered edge, which required a thicker flan and often resulted in better struck specimens of this notoriously and purposefully weak issue. Slippage resulted in an erroneous edge lettering on this example, PAYABLE IN LANCASTLEORNDON OR BRISTOL, making it a bit more technically interesting than others. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. PCGS# 773. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.