1760 Farth Voce Populi, Large Letters, BN MS(PCGS#256)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

189

等级

AU50BN

价格

13,562

详细说明

1760 Voce Populi Farthing. Nelson-1, W-13800. Rarity-5. Large Letters. AU-50 (PCGS). Superior AU quality for this scarce and conditionally challenging Colonial era type. Both sides are satiny and tight with just a bit of light, ancient surface scale that is more prevalent on the reverse, giving that side a warmer charcoal-olive appearance overall. The obverse is generally lighter in medium brown. The strike is trivially off center on both sides, to 11 o'clock on the obverse, 5 o'clock on the reverse, but only the denticulation is involved. All major design elements are boldly to sharply defined, in fact, the centers with significantly more detail that seen on some other examples of this issue that we have offered in recent years (see, for example, the PCGS MS-62 BN that sold as lot 6077 in our October 2018 Baltimore Auction). Attractively original and pleasingly smooth in hand, this coin will have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced cabinet. The Voce Populi farthings, which are much scarcer than their halfpenny counterparts, were not included in Zelinka's listings of the series, nor were they represented in our (Bowers and Merena's) 1987 Taylor Collection sale that included Zelinka's own collection of this series. The Nelson-1 Large Letters variety is the more frequently encountered farthing in numismatic circles, although it is very scarce to rare in an absolute sense, particularly with the quality and eye appeal offered here. Nelson-2 with small letters in the obverse legend is a major rarity and seldom offered. PCGS# 256. 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.