Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Martin 3.4-C.6, W-1222. Rarity-7. DEI GRATIA REX / UTILE DULCI. AU-55 (PCGS).
78.1 grains. A very rare die variety here in sharp, pleasing condition. Olive-brown surfaces show traces of lacquer on the obverse but have no distracting marks, flaws, or roughness. Nicely struck with only light wear on the high points. Only two other, much lower grade, attributed examples have appeared at auction and Syd records one other AU example for a total of just four definitively accounted for. A great piece for the die variety specialist and one that comes with a nice provenance.
PCGS# 905569.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Lester Merkin's June 1970 sale, lot 566; our sale of the Ted L. Craige Collection, March 2013 Baltimore Auction, lot 9.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 600 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'100 USD |
