1773 VA 1/2P Period, BN MS(PCGS#240)

The June 2010 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Bowers & Merena

Lot Number

23

Grade

MS65

Price

1,668

Lot Description

1773 Virginia Halfpenny. W-1580, Newman 25-M. URS-11. 7 Harp Strings, Period after GEORGIVS. MS-65 BN (PCGS). Secure Holder. Dominant medium-brown patina to both sides, there also being flickers of faint pinkish-red luster outlining many of the devices. Expectably smooth for the assigned grade, and perfect for inclusion in a high-grade set of Colonial-era coinage. Rare this nice!