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Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction – 22 - 28 August 2022

Live Sessions: U.S. Coins & Currency

Part 1: Mo, 22.08.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Part 10: Sa, 27.08.2022, from 11:00 PM CEST

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Lot 8204

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1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 5-A, W-5960. Rarity-3. AU-53 BN (PCGS).
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1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 5-A, W-5960. Rarity-3. AU-53 BN (PCGS).
76.5 grains. A choice, lightly circulated example. Smooth, glossy surfaces with no roughness or planchet flaws, just a few minor marks, the only notable one being a scratch over the top of the eagle's left (viewer's right) wing. Nicely centered and well struck throughout. Early die state without the die break over the U. A thoroughly pleasing piece with excellent provenance.
PCGS# 688344.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Thomas Elder, May 29, 1906; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection Part V, October 2004, lot 76; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006.

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Price realized	1'300 USD
Starting price	1 USD
Estimate	2'000 USD

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