Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2023 Auction  –  20 - 25 March 2023

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2023 Auction

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Part 1: Mo, 20.03.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 22.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 22.03.2023, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 23.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 7: Th, 23.03.2023, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 10:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

1774 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 5-74A, W-7760. Rarity-3. GEORGIVS III, Group I. Fine Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
118.4 grains. The much scarcer early die state of this variety with the dot between III and REX still visible, formerly this die state was considered 5-74A while the more commonly seen late die state without the dot was called 8-74A, the latter of which has now been delisted. Dark surfaces are uniformly granular but show no significant marks. Solid sharpness for the grade with all of the major detail clear.
PCGS# 826948.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Chris Stevens, February 2012.

Estimate: $325

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Price realized 260 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 325 USD
The auction is closed.
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