''1775'' 1/2P Machin's, Vlack 4-75A, BN MS(PCGS#826950)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1103

等级

AU50BN

价格

110,172

详细说明

Beautiful Finest Known 1775 Machin's Mills Halfpenny The Red BookPlate Coin 1775 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 4-75A, W-7780. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III, Group I. AU-50 (PCGS). 113.5 grains. A simply gorgeous piece, easily the single finest example of the date we have seen and considered by specialists to be the finest known. Boldly struck from an early state of the dies on a flawless planchet. Wonderful definition throughout with just a trace of light wear on the highest points of the coin. Perfectly smooth with no roughness or marks, and traces of actual mint gloss remain in the protected areas. Choice patina of golden-brown and olive, the color blended perfectly across each side. An impressive high grade coin through and through. Even at the rather conservative assessment of AU-50, this is the single finest graded of the 1775 date at either service. The PCGS EF-45 example we sold in November 2020 as part of the E Pluribus Unum Collection briefly held the top spot at PCGS and while it was an impressive piece, it was not at the same level of strike or surface quality as the present coin. Here is a truly exceptional Machin's Mills halfpenny, worthy of the strongest bids. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from eBay, September 2011. Plated to illustrate the Group I type in A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2023, p. 67. Plated to illustrate the variety in The History and Coinage of Machin's Mills by Howes, Rosen, and Trudgen, 2020, p. 127. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 826950. 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.