1670s NJ 1/2P Saint Patrick, BN MS(PCGS#46)
1670s NJ 1/2P Saint Patrick, BN MS (PCGS#46)
The November 2012 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6191
- 等级
- AU50BN
- 价格
- 65,940
- 详细说明
- Impressively Detailed Vlack 1-A St. Patrick Halfpenny Undated (Circa 1663-1672) St. Patrick or Mark Newby Halfpenny. Vlack 1-A, W-11540. Copper. Reeded Edge. Large Letters. AU-50. 137.7 grains. One of the sharpest Saint Patrick halfpence to be offered in memory (or perhaps before that), rivaled only by the Ford:11 and Ford:16 coins among those sold publicly. Highly glossy medium brown with finely granular surfaces that appear hard and smooth to the naked eye. Planchet a bit short at REA of FLOREAT, nicely centered on both sides. The detail on this piece is exceptional, more than a lot of collectors have probably ever seen: fur on the mantle of the king, fine shading inside the crown, faces on the reverse figures. No splash is seen. The color and surface quality of this piece is also superb, but for an area of corrosion atop the harp and another beneath EX of REX that has seen some surface tooling. Were it not for these spots, this would be finer than Ford:11 (sold at $13,800) and quite close to Ford:16 (sold at a surprising $43,125, but perhaps the finest Saint Patrick halfpenny ever offered). Despite its flaws, this was the sharpest example ever acquired by Craige. He described this as "Vlack 1-A, Breen 2-C.3." An important piece for advanced type collectors. PCGS# 46. Provenance: From the Ted L. Craige Collection.