August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Vlack 4-71C Machin's Mills Rarity
1771 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 4-71C, W-7690. Rarity-7. GEORGIVS III, Group I. VG-8 (PCGS).
106.5 grains. A significant rarity in the Machin's Mills series with fewer than 10 examples known, and they seldom appear at auction. This variety, discovered by Richard August in 1964, combines Vlack obverse 4 (most commonly seen on the 1775 4-75A variety) with a 1771 reverse used only in this combination. It is one of two extremely rare 1771 varieties using this obverse; 4-71D is even rarer. The offered coin is struck on a generally hard, tight flan that is free of troublesome flaws. Also free of significant pitting, we note only a single area of notable roughness at lower right reverse, at the base of the shield, where some hard verdigris and carbon has gathered. Microscopic marks from commercial use are commensurate with the grade, as is overall heavy wear that interferes with the detail appreciably only along the right obverse border, where the numerals and letters III RE are soft. Lower reverse border through the date, second letter N in BRITANNIA also soft. The portrait and word GEORGIVS are bold on obverse, reverse struck from a terminal state of the die with swelling through the left field, cracks within the letters BRITAN, break at seated figure's throat huge. These breaks, cracks and general deterioration of the reverse no doubt caused the early retirement of this die and the rarity of this variety today.
PCGS# 914450. BASE PCGS# 448. NGC ID: 2B3V.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Ed Sarafian, October 2005.
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| Price realized | 3'100 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 7'500 USD |
