1787 CT 1/2P Laughing Head, BN MS(PCGS#358)
1787 CT 1/2P Laughing Head, BN MS (PCGS#358)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 491
- 等级
- MS62BN
- 价格
- 55,056
- 详细说明
- Outstanding 1787 Laughing Head Finer than Twin Leaf 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.1-M, W-2820.Rarity-2. Mailed Bust Left, Laughing Head. MS-62 BN (PCGS). Avery handsome example of this distinctive and popular type coin. Rich brown surfaces with some mottled olive on both sides and reddish micro flecks across the reverse. Glossy with pleasing luster in the fields. Well struck with sharp details and excellent centering on the obverse, while the reverse is just slightly low. Still, there are no areas without dentils, though they are quite short beneath the date. The digits of the date have been lightly rubbed and are lighter than the surrounding area, a condition that will likely improve with a little time and was not considered that significant by PCGS. Easily nicer than the Twin Leaf specimen sold in our May 2019 sale. That coin was notably the John L. Roper specimen, and graded only AU-55 by PCGS, placing the quality of this one into some useful context. As we stated in the Twin Leaf sale, “Laughing Heads can come nice, but they are not often as nice as this choice piece,” a comment that is much more pertinent to this coin than the one sold in May. Click here for certification details from PCGS.