(1795) 1/2 P North Wales, 2 Stars, BN MS(PCGS#776)
(1795) 1/2 P North Wales, 2 Stars, BN MS (PCGS#776)
March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1488
- 等级
- F12BN
- 价格
- 14,196
- 详细说明
- Undated (1795) Washington North Wales Halfpenny. Musante GW-52, Baker-35, W-11190. Four Stars (a.k.a. Two Stars at Each Side of Harp). Brass. Plain Edge. Fine-12 (PCGS). Evenly toned gray-brown surfaces display a few blushes of lighter autumn-orange over and before the obverse portrait. The strike is uneven and quite soft in many areas, as befits this crudely manufactured type, although the reverse in particular is boldly defined over the major design elements. A few specks of old verdigris before Washington's mouth are noted for accuracy. This variation of the North Wales halfpenny is quite rare with perhaps just six to 10 specimens known in all. (Musante, 2016, says "7 or 8 known.") On the reverse the harp is flanked by two stars on each side instead of just one on each side, a variety that is quite distinctive and rare. All seen are poorly struck as a result of the obverse die cracking in two places, then failing, perhaps from the first coin struck as the few known examples all have these heavy cracks on the obverse side; these cracks affected the reverse strike too. An extremely rare issue that is seldom offered, and a coin that would be a centerpiece in an advanced Washingtoniana or "colonial" collection. Provenance: From the Bill Gleckler Collection. Earlier ex our Baltimore Auction of November 2013, lot 4220. PCGS# 776. Click here for certification details from PCGS.