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Browse Catalogue of Coin Galleries July 2005 Auction Limited to: United States Coins Page 1 of 30  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Massachusetts Silver Coins Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1142 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. The Straight Tree. Noe 2 (R-5) VF $675.00 41.2 grains. Very Fine, but this coin is very difficult to grade. Charcoal gray surfaces are generally smooth and attractive. Clipped down nearly to sixpence weight and an interesting historical remnant as such. A slight wave in the planchet, a relic of this coin's manufacture, has focused wear to the top of the tree on the obverse, nearly obscuring the tree in that area. 1143 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram 'NE'. Noe 8 (R-4) F to VF $600.00 34.2 grains. Fine to Very Fine. Planchet is wavy, resulting in uneven wear on this coin that is glossy from a past cleaning. Clipped down to less than sixpence weight! Also included is a 1930 Worcester's Celebration of Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary medallion featuring a Pine Tree Shilling obverse. 2 pieces. 1144 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. MASATVSETS. All N's Retrograde G $1,150.00 Noe 11 (R-4). 58.5 grains. Fine. Surfaces are smooth and range from light silver-gray to medium gray. Some lacquer remnants are removable with a good solvent. Holed and plugged below the base of the tree. 1145 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. Noe 28 (Rarity 6+) CH F $2,000.00 65.7 grains. Choice Fine. Here is a perfect circulated coin in terms of wear and overall eye appeal. There is, however, an ancient hole below the base of the tree. Right side of obverse, left reverse are weakly defined, with some fine planchet cracks in those areas. Here is an opportunity to acquire a very attractive example of this very rare variety. Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → St. Patrick Coppers Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1146 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Farthing. Breen 213 F $2,000.00 Sea Beasts Below King, Stars in Legends. 81.1 grains. Fine. Both obverse and reverse are well struck and exhibit abundant remaining detail, with only the tops of PLEBS being worn into the rims. Surfaces are medium brown on the devices, while the fields are a darker coffee brown and only minutely porous. Splasher is small but shining a bright yellow in and around the crown. The obverse...  more 1147 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Farthing F $575.00 90.3 grains. Fine. Obverse is well detailed, despite some porosity and planchet striae, while the reverse is a bit less strongly defined as a result of uniform porosity. Splasher is either totally absent, or more likely, has toned, like the rest of this coin, to a deep chestnut brown hue. 1148 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Farthing. Breen 212 AB F $512.00 Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. 85.3 grains. About Fine. Smooth, generally chocolate brown surfaces are a bit deeper in hue in the fields. Right reverse is not well defined, while the brass splasher is not at all in evidence. Here is a satisfying example of these sometimes wretchedly preserved coppers. 1149 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Farthing. Breen 212 AB F $450.00 Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. 73.4 grains. About Fine. The upper reaches of both sides are quite porous, taking out much of the detail in those areas, while nearly full denticulation is noted most everywhere else. Splasher is present but corroded. A planchet flaw is noted through coin at lower parts of both sides. There is enough ''meat'' on this coin to give the pioneering...  more 1150 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Farthing G $450.00 69.0 gns. Good. Perfectly smooth, chocolate brown surfaces do not exhibit even a hint of porosity. Yellow brass splasher was positioned at edge of coin, nearly missing the crown on the obverse. A couple of minor stains on the reverse and a slight planchet wave should be noted. With the recent surge of interest in die varieties of this series, even well worn specimens like this have been...  more 1151 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Halfpenny. Vlack 1-A VG $1,100.00 Large Letters. 137.8 gns. Very Good. Smooth, chocolate brown surfaces are of a supremely attractive hue for circulated copper. Designs and legends are close to the rims, and the centers are more weakly defined at the centers than at the peripheries, as is usual. Here is wonderful specimen for type. 1152 Undated (circa 1667). St. Patrick (Mark Newbie) Halfpenny. Vlack 1-A G to VG $500.00 Large Letters. 107.6 gns. Good to Very Good. Perfectly smooth, chocolate brown surfaces are the rule on this problem-free coin. Peripheries are much stronger than the well worn centers, leaving little detail at the centers for attribution. A thin planchet crack starts at bottom rim and peters out towards the center of this coin. Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → London Elephant Tokens Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1153 Undated (Circa 1694) London Elephant Token. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. No Diagonals F $1,500.00 Thick Planchet. Breen 186. 210.9 gns. Fine. Surfaces are generally smooth and trouble-free and exhibit a lovely chestnut brown coloration. There is a minor edge bruise at the bottom of the obverse. 1154 Undated (Circa 1694) London Elephant Token. GOD PRESERVE LONDON. No Diagonals SP $500.00 Thick Planchet. Breen 186. 217.8 gns. Fine. Dark brown with hints of lighter olive-brown, this specimen exhibits essentially smooth surfaces. However, a number of tiny surface marks and rim bruises should be noted, as should a long planchet striation on the reverse. 1155 Undated (Circa 1694) London Elephant Token. LON DON. Breen 190 F $3,000.00 136.9 gns. Fine, but unevenly worn due to some hits that also bent the coin slightly. 'LON' is clearly visible, but 'DON' is wholly absent. Here is a very respectable example of this very rare variant that is popularly known as the ''Godless'' variety since this reverse omits any reference to God! Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Rosa Americana Coinage Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1156 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. D:G:REX/ROSA AMERI:UTILE.DULCI. Breen 133 VG to F $110.00 So Called ''Second Prototype.'' 65.3 gns. Very Good to Fine. Dark brown and exhibiting hard, lightly glossy surfaces. Surfaces exhibit some of the usual porosity seen on nearly all coins of this series. There is a slight wave to this coin's planchet. Very scarce. 1157 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. D:G:REX/ROSA AMERI:UTILE.DULCI. Breen 133 UNC $150.00 So Called ''Second Prototype.'' 64.9 gns. Very Good. Well worn, deep olive-brown surfaces are rather attractive. Old scratch across the obverse. Very scarce. The Uncirculated Ford specimens brought over $3,000 each! 1158 Rosa Americana Denomination Set. 1722 Halfpenny. Breen 134 VG $150.00 Good. Edges rotten away; (1723) Penny. Good. Date is worn off; 1723 Twopence. Very Good. Very porous, making date weak. 3 pieces. 1159 1722 Rosa Americana Penny CH VG $90.00 Very Good. This is probably the UTILE spelling, although that part of the coin is worn off due to a bend in the planchet. Generally smooth and golden brown; 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. Choice Very Good. Rim bruises; 1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing. Fine. Rough surfaces. 3 pieces. 1160 Undated [1722] Rosa Americana Twopence. Motto on Label. Breen 88 VG $126.00 255.0 grains. Very Good. Glossy olive brown surfaces exhibit some of the porosity that is inherent in the Rosa Americana series. Shift double-struck, most visible and strongest at UTILE DULCI on reverse. 1161 1723 Rosa Americana Twopence. Stop after X only. Breen 92 AB EF $600.00 202.0 grains. About Extremely Fine. A rather attractive, high grade specimen exhibiting much glowing yellow toning in and around the devices, the result of the unique mixture of Bath metal. Well centered and exhibiting the usual amount of porosity, but for a more severe patch around 'AMER' on reverse. Red verdigris in crown and at top of rose. 1162 1723 Rosa Americana Twopence. Stop after 'X' only. Breen 92 AB VF $280.00 230.0 grains. About Very Fine. Deep brown with lighter golden tan tones at the edges of the devices. Here is a lovely, trouble-free coin ideal for a type set. Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Wood's Hibernia Coinage Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1163 1722 Halfpenny. Harp at Left CH VG $125.00 Choice Very Good. Wide flan, medium brown, a couple of tiny hits on the reverse; 1723 Halfpenny. Very Good. Evenly worn; 1723 Farthing. Choice Fine. Smooth, chestnut brown. 3 pieces. 1164 1722 Halfpenny. Harp at Left VG $125.00 Very Good. Dark brown and attractive if uniformly lightly porous; 1723 Halfpenny (2). Fine. Dark brown and porous, one exhibits a gouge in the reverse field. 3 pieces. 1165 1722 Halfpenny. Harp at Right EF $800.00 112.0 grains. Nearly Extremely Fine. Somewhat glossy medium golden brown. Struck from a very rusted reverse die. 1166 1723 Farthings (2) EF $100.00 One is Extremely Fine with Choice surfaces but for an ancient scratch on the reverse. The other is Very Fine and trouble-free. 2 pieces. 1167 1723 Farthing VG $85.00 Very Good. Dark brown, lightly porous; 1723/2 Halfpenny. Fine. Porous, with corrosion; 1724 Halfpenny. Fine or better in terms of detail but very porous. 3 pieces. 1168 1723 Farthing CH VG $80.00 Very Good. Circulation marks, dark brown; 1723 Halfpenny. Stop before H. Choice Very Good. Smooth, planchet striation; 1723 Halfpenny. No Stop before H. Fine. Hard, microscopically granular surfaces. 3 pieces. 1169 1723/2 Halfpenny CH VF $130.00 116.8 gns. Choice Very Fine. Glossy and chocolate brown, this very attractive specimen exhibits a minor planchet crack from the rim at 6:00 to the truncation of the bust. 1170 1723 Halfpenny. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $350.00 114.4 grains. Nice light brown with faded mint color showing in the protected areas of the obverse, particularly at the left. Struck from rusty dies. Somewhat soft in the centers, as so often seen. 1171 1723 Halfpennies (10) AG to F $112.00 About Good to Fine. Most are porous, a couple have damage, including one with a center hole. Here is a challenging group for the die variety collector! 10 pieces. SOLD AS IS. NO RETURNS. Page 1 of 30  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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