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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree shilling. Noe-13, W-780. Rarity-6. Large Planchet. Fine-12.
39.2 grains. Better than average quality for Noe-13; the variety's usual range is About Good to Good with VG coins being worthwhile acquisitions. The Hain coin graded VG as did the Stearns piece. Roper's was Fine and the Noe plate coin was an excepti... (more...)
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Price Realized:
$4,312.50 |
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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree sixpence. Noe-32, W-660. Rarity-6+. Spiny Tree. Sharpness of EF
fine circular tooling marks come to light under low magnification. Still, a fairly remarkable example of the variety, somewhat higher in overall grade than nearly every other specimen seen by us. Both sides are light silver gray with a few areas mode... (more...)
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Price Realized:
$17,250.00 |
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(1667-69) Saint Patrick halfpenny. Breen-199. Genuine (PCGS).
VF for sharpness and overall quality. Surfaces show some faint granularity, not at all uncommon for the issue. Chocolate brown fields and tan high points. Nicely centered with strong design details—most of the faces in the reverse crowd can be seen, ... (more...)
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1723 Rosa Americana penny. Breen-122, W-1278. AU-53 (PCGS).
Deep golden brown with olive highlights. Choice for the grade with no surface marks other than die stress marks toward the rims. Nicely struck with strong central details.
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1723 Wood's Hibernia halfpenny. Martin 4.15-Gc37a. Rarity-2. Sharpness of EF
cleaned long ago, now naturally retoned to a pleasing blend of chestnut and chocolate brown. 106.4 grains. 11 Harp Strings, no pellet before H, Small 3 repunched at top, two stops after date on reverse. Marginally off-center to the viewer's lower rig... (more...)
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1724 Wood's Hibernia halfpenny. Martin 4.67-K.3. Rarity-2. VF-20.
100.4 grains. Medium golden brown with some lighter hues on the high points. Pleasing for the grade with no serious marks and plenty of eye appeal.
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Price Realized:
$138.00 |
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French Colonies. 1740-BB 1/2 sou marque. Billon. Vlack-325, Breen-609. Rarity-1. MS-62 (PCGS).
Frosty steel gray with soft underlying lustre and with impressive eye appeal for the grade. Die defects at the 1 in the date make it appear fat and stubby. Choice for the grade.
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French Colonies. 1767-A sou. Breen-701. RF counterstamp. MS-62 BN (NGC).
Glossy deep chestnut brown and much finer overall than the typical Fine to VF pieces that crowd today's numismatic marketplace. RF counterstamp boldly impressed, all design elements crisp where showing—the RF impression naturally flattened some of th... (more...)
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1785 Nova Constellatio copper. Crosby 4-D, W-1910. Script US, Pointed Rays. Rarity-4. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
Deep golden brown with plenty of soft mint orange and rose toning highlights. Nicely struck with full wreath, all-seeing eye, and rays details. Careful inspection fails to yield a mark worthy of reporting.
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Price Realized:
$3,737.50 |
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1785 Vermont copper. Ryder-2, W-2005. Rarity-2. Landscape, VERMONTS. VF-20 (PCGS).
Deep olive-brown with a somewhat glossy planchet and with no serious marks to mention. Obverse rim through tops of RES PUBLIC, natural light flaws at 9:00, reverse rim through the tops of ELLA QU, weakness seen at ECI. Choice for the grade with far f... (more...)
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Price Realized:
$1,495.00 |
