1760 1/2 P Voce Populi, No P, BN MS (PCGS#262)
November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3146
- 等级
- AU58BN
- 价格
- 28,327
- 详细说明
- Stellar Nelson-1 Voce Populi Halfpenny
Among the Finest Known
Popular Boyish Head Variety
1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny. Nelson-1, W-13820. Rarity-6. Boyish Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
109.0 grains. A stellar example of this distinctive variety, showing a youthful bust of much finer style than a typical entry in this series. Deep brown surfaces are frosty, choice, and original, with lighter brown shades around devices where mint color was last to fade. Some old harmless encrustation is noted around design elements, but the surfaces are remarkably free of any post-striking flaws. A few natural pits low on the bust are associated with the casting of this coin's planchet and are not distracting. This is either the nicest or second nicest of these your cataloger (JK) has seen that remains in private hands, potentially tied with the one cataloged for the 1995 C4 sale in similar grade. The Lasser coin in Colonial Williamsburg is similarly lovely. The Craige coin was graded AU-50, far above average quality for the variety, and even the Ford VF was a nice example for one of these. This attractive and unusual variety is always avidly sought when nice examples turn up.
Provenance: From our sale of the Archangel Collection, October 2018 Baltimore Auction, lot 7052. Acquired privately from Stack's, April 1975.
PCGS# 262.
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