August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 21-87C, W-7960. Rarity-6+. GEORGIVS III, Group III. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
110.2 grains. Deep steely-copper patina with intermingled olive and golden-brown. Not a glossy coin, the surfaces are universally rough and granular explaining the PCGS qualifier. Light scratches are more numerous on the obverse, but all are fairly well blended into the surface texture. Otherwise just honest wear with all design elements appreciable to bold, minor softness confined to the upper right obverse and lower left reverse borders. Not quite as nice as the two examples illustrated in the Howes, Rosen, Trudgen reference published in 2020, but better than most seen, and sure to have no difficulty attracting strong bids from specialists. Vlack 21-87C was discovered by Richard August in 1962, and probably no more than 20 examples have been found since.
PCGS# 914454. BASE PCGS# 469. NGC ID: 2B47.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from McCawley-Grellman's Ninth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, November 2003, lot 494.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 1'800 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 2'200 USD |
