''1776'' 1/2P Machin's, Vlack 6-76A, BN MS(PCGS#826951)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1201

Grade

VF30BN

Price

1,920

Lot Description

1776 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 6-76A, W-7790. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III, Group I, Large Date. VF-30 (PCGS). 106.3 grains. Boldly defined for both the type and the assigned grade, the central design elements are bit blunt, yet fully outlined, and all are appreciable. The impression is trivially off center to 9 o'clock, affecting only the denticulation along the left borders. The surfaces are microscopically rough in areas, but to no great detriment, and there no sizeable or otherwise troublesome marks. An even endowment of deep olive-copper patina rounds out an impressive list of physical attributes and further confirms this as an above average specimen of one of the few collectable colonial coins bearing the magical 1776 date. Provenance: Ex Ed Sarrafian. Roger S. Siboni paper envelope with attribution and provenance notes included. PCGS# 826951. Click here for certification details from PCGS.