1793/2 Ship 1/2P Washington President Plain Edge, BN MS(PCGS#737)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2020

等级

XF45BN

价格

42,374

详细说明

Extremely Rare 1793 Ship Halfpenny With Plain Edge Among the Finest Known 1793 Ship Halfpenny. Musante GW-20, Baker-18A, Breen-1226. Copper. Plain edge. EF-45 (PCGS). Deep olive brown surfaces are glossy but still retain traces of natural surface grime that adds to the very wholesome and original appearance. Minimal handling, consistent with the grade assigned, but a well-struck piece that exhibits more of the finer detail than many would in this condition. Struck from an early state of the dies, with minimal reverse buckling. A handsome example struck on a planchet that did not receive the normal lettered edge device for the ship halfpenny, creating a very rare variant for specialist collectors. Baker did not seem to have known about this variety in 1885, but George Fuld added a note about it in his 1965 revision of Baker’s work, identifying himself as the owner of one. Walter Breen stated that three were known to him, including an unplated one that was the source of the Dalton & Hamer listing, presumed in an English collection. The other two he listed, Roper:376 and EAC 1975:491, are in fact the same specimen. PCGS has graded four specimens as problem-free, one as Fine, two in this grade and one AU-58+. Of the two EF-45 examples, this is clearly the finer as the other one has obvious oxidation. NGC has a single EF in their Census records. Based on this data along with a casual study of auction appearances, we suspect that there might be eight to 12 in existence, but this seems to be the second finest known. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), September 2009. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.