1773 VA 1/2P Period, RB MS(PCGS#241)

Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

294

等级

MS64+RB

价格

10,457

详细说明

1773 Virginia Halfpenny. Newman 24-K, W-1570. Rarity-1. Period After GEORGIVS, 7 Harp Strings. MS-64+ RB (PCGS). 117.5 grains. A thoroughly appealing, premium quality near-Gem that is seemingly earmarked for inclusion in a high grade type set. Satin to modestly semi-reflective surfaces retain nearly complete rose-orange color. Indeed, toning is minimal with only the lightest iridescent brown precluding a full Red designation. Sharply struck in virtually all areas, and expectably free of detracting blemishes for the assigned grade. Although the April 10, 1606, charter that King James granted to Virginia gave the colony coinage privileges, it was not until December 20, 1769, that the Virginia House of Burgesses passed an act allocating money for the minting of copper coins in Britain. The act was the result of increasing pressure from tradesmen in the colony who sought copper coins to be used in commerce, as the mix of English, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch pieces in use at the time was seen as inadequate. The final design was approved in 1772, and on May 20, 1773, the English crown authorized the coinage of halfpennies for Virginia. The coins were struck in the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. The Virginia halfpence are, in fact, the only coins authorized and produced in England for use in an American colony. Newman 24-K is the most frequently encountered die marriage of the 1773 Virginia halfpenny and appears to have been well represented in the hoard of more than 5,000 Mint State examples once held by Col. Mendes I. Cohen of Baltimore, Maryland. The Cohen hoard was dispersed over an extended period of time beginning in 1875, and hundreds of examples were still held intact as late as the 1950s. Provenance: From the Greenway Collection. Stack's paper envelope included. PCGS# 241. NGC ID: 2ATK. Click here for certification details from PCGS.