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

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6077

等级

MS62BN

价格

27,580

详细说明

Elusive 1760 Voce Populi Farthing Impressive Mint State Quality 1760 Voce Populi Farthing. Nelson-1, W-13800. Rarity-5. Large Letters. MS-62 BN (PCGS). CAC. 47.0 grains. One of the finest known specimens of this issue, dozens of times rarer than the Voce Populi halfpence. Both sides are frosty light to medium brown; while showing no evidence of mint red, the peripheries have clearly mellowed from mint color in pleasant fashion. The surfaces are smooth and lustrous, showing no trace of roughness or scale. The obverse is aligned to 3 o'clock, while the reverse is aligned to 5 o'clock and offset from coin turn about 15 degrees counterclockwise. The central reverse is opposite the highest relief of the obverse and is always soft, but other areas of the design are fully struck and very bold. Notable clash marks are seen, as usual, atop the obverse. Two short shallow scratches are seen at the central obverse. A longer vertical scratch descends from R of HIBERNIA to Hibernia's thigh, across her outstretched arm. While the Voce Populi coppers were not intended for America, many did make it here, and at least one Voce Populi farthing has been found in American soil. That well corroded example, discovered in South Jersey, is a far cry from the detail and lustrous surfaces seen here. Provenance: From our (Stack's) sale of the Dr. David L. Spence Collection, March 1975, lot 712; our sale of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection, March 2015 Baltimore Auction, lot 2483. PCGS Population: 2; 3 finer (MS-64 BN finest). PCGS# 256. Click here for certification details from PCGS.