Lot 221
1773 Virginia Halfpenny Breen-180. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Variety with a stop following the S in GEORGIVS. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with at least 10% of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The only mark is a small spot of extremely fine carbon on the left side of the crown. Nicely struck and the eye appeal is excellent. In fact, this piece looks better than the assigned grade. The Virginia halfpenny was the only English coin struck specifically for an American colonial government. A number of these are available today in mint state condition thanks to a keg that was found sometime prior to 1803. Later known as the Cohen Hoard, these were slowly dispersed over the years until the remaining pieces (about 2200 of them) were sold at auction in 1929. NGC population 17 with 28 finer.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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| Realized $978 |
