1785 ImmCol George III Copper Pattern, BN MS(PCGS#835)

The Regency Auction 43

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

1

等级

VG10BN

价格

94,791

详细说明

This is an extremely difficult Confederation era pattern issue, which was struck around the same time as a multitude of official, semi-official, and spurious issues filling a wide void of circulating small change. This issue straddles all sides of that spectrum. The obverse of W-1995, Vlack-15-85NY, which is cataloged as a Rarity-5+ in the literature, is a counterfeit issue attributed to the Machins Mills operation; while the reverse Immune Columbia has ties to the Nova Constellatio, Vermont, and Immune Columbia series. These were very crudely produced to begin with, so to find one that is numerically graded by PCGS is quite difficult indeed! We are pleased to offer this important type coin; an issue that is usually only made available when important collections of colonial coins come to market. The surfaces of this example are extremely smooth, which is rare for this type. Generally, the flan shows good hard metal, no serious porosity or other flaws are seen. The obverse is slightly off center towards 10:00-11:00, so part of GEORGIUS is not complete. The reverse shows good detail, and the date is essentially complete (a trait not seen on all examples, see the Ted Craige example, Stacks Bowers March 2012). The color is nice and even with a glossy rich, milk chocolate brown patina dominating, and tinges of darker tone seen in areas, but there is no environmental damage. A few ancient scratches must have been acquired early in its life on the reverse, as today, they show up as blending into the surfaces and are mostly invisible to the unaided eye. This type usually only comes up with major colonial cabinets. The most recent examples to sell are: NGC XF40. Ex Partrick (Heritage, January 2015); PCGS VF20. Ex Ted Craige (Heritage, August 2015; Stacks Bowers March 2012); NGC VF20 CAC. Ex Partrick (Heritage, August 2015; Heritage January 2015); PCGS F15. E Pluribus Unum Collection. (Stack's Bowers November 2020); PCGS VG10. The present coin. Ex Eric P. Newman Collection as NGC VG10. PCGS 1, NGC 1. (both coins are the same). In the November 2017 sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IX, this coin brought $24,000; essentially the same as the PCGS VF20 in the Craige Collection brought five and a half years earlier. The current Collectors Universe value is listed at $15,000. When these sell, they disappear into collections, and rarely become available until the next cabinet sells. This is an important opportunity for the advanced collector to acquire a type that is missing from many collections. PCGS # 835.00