'1787' 1/2P Machin's, Vlack 18-87C, BN MS(PCGS#826958)
'1787' 1/2P Machin's, Vlack 18-87C, BN MS (PCGS#826958)
Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1118
- 等级
- AU58BN
- 价格
- 30,509
- 详细说明
- Impressive Near-Mint 1787 Vlack 18-87C 1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 18-87C, W-7930. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III, Group III. AU-58 (PCGS). 111.5 grains. This is a high Condition Census example of the variety, probably among the very finest known. Essentially the equal to the plate coin on page 231 of the 2020 2nd Edition of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins by Q. David Bowers. Ideally centered on a satiny medium brown planchet, the strike has imparted sharp to full definition to most design elements. Smooth and inviting, a few swirls of variegated color in the right obverse field are mentioned solely for provenance purposes. According to the aforementioned Bowers reference, the finest known survivors of the Vlack 18-87C dies range in grade from AU-50 to MS-65, and the Howes, Rosen, Trudgen reference lists a range of EF-45 to MS-63. Clearly this nearly Uncirculated example would make a significant addition to an advanced collection of Machin's Mills coppers. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Dr. Gordon Shaw Collection, March 2017 Baltimore Auction, lot 214. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 826958. 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.