1785 ImmCol Copper Pattern, Extra Star, BN MS(PCGS#830)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7065

等级

AU58BN

价格

284,161

详细说明

Superb AU 1785 Immune Columbia in Copper The Robison Coin 1785 Immune Columbia pattern. Copper. W-1960. Extra Star. AU-58 (PCGS). 149.0 grains. One of the best of the slightly more than a dozen survivors in copper of this rarity. Boldly struck and fully detailed over olive, tan, and rose surfaces. Mostly smooth and glossy but showing some of the scattered natural pits often seen on even the best examples of this issue. The reverse is particularly smooth and glossy, and neither side shows any post-striking issues that require mention. The centering is close to ideal, and denticles are visible atop COLUMBIA and CONSTELLATIO. The date is crisp, struck up even at the base where some specimens show weakness. Unlike many early American rarities, the silver and copper Immune Columbias are similarly rare, with extant populations of each composition of a little more than a dozen coins. Like the silver pieces, copper Immune Columbias got some handling, but most are not heavily worn. On the other hand, none are Gem or even particularly close. While Breen invented a fantasy about the involvement of the Wyon family in this series, a preponderance of evidence suggests an American origin. Unfortunately, most of that evidence is circumstantial and open to debate, and without a smoking gun we may never know the answer. We can be certain that these coins were conceived by some of the sharpest minds of the American founding, struck in the dynamic and chaotic Confederation era that preceded the stability of our national Constitution, and handled by those with the ability to impact policy. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s sale of the Robison Collection, February 1982, lot 98. PCGS Population: 1, 1 finer (MS-63 BN). PCGS# 830 Click here for certification details from PCGS.