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Lot 1940

Great Britain. Proof Halfpenny, 1717. George I, "Dump" issue. Plain edge. S-3659 (so rare that Spink does not provide a price estimate for the Proof). R4 in EMC. Peck-772: listed as simply Rare. Gem Proof, rich chocolate brown surfaces with glittering mirror fields! A few tiny abrasions acquired over the last 285+ years. Both obverse and reverse show some "shadowing" of digits and letters, caused by the multiple Proofing strikes. Deeply struck, with every minute detail boldly impressed, and high rims. Possibly the finest known example of this important, early 18th-century copper rarity, reminiscent in its style of the finest ancient Roman portrait bronzes. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.

 
Realized $4,140



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