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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2005 Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → U. S. Colonial Coins and Early American Tokens → The 1773 Virginia Halfpence Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII → U. S. Colonial Coins and Early American Tokens → The 1773 Virginia Halfpence 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 97 1773 Virginia Penny. Newman 1-A, Breen 179. Gem Uncirculated. One of the Finest Known GEM UNC $30,000.00 135.7 gns. Broad, 27.0 mm. planchet. The Newman Plate Coin. A gorgeous example, light brown with some iridescent blue showing on both sides. Obverse and reverse surfaces mostly smooth and hard, showing just light microgranularity under magnification. Trace of an old fingerprint or two on the obverse, not unusual in coins from these ''olde tyme'' collections. Very sharply struck on both sides,...  more 98 1774/3 Virginia Shilling. Newman Plate I, Breen 182. Gem Brilliant Proof GEM BR PF $100,000.00 84.4 gns. 25.3 mm. An absolutely gorgeous, stunning example of this extremely rare issue. Both the obverse and reverse are brilliantly toned in iridescent blue and rose over full brightly reflective and flashy mirror fields. Very sharply struck in the centers on both sides with full detail showing on each. A gorgeous example and a rival of every other one seen. The Finest available to collectors,...  more 99 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period After GEORGIVS. N.2-E. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $1,600.00 107.6 gns. The Newman Obverse Plate Coin. Nearly full mint red color can be seen on both sides. The surfaces are lightly granular as usual for the issue. There is a small patch of verdigris on 'X' in the obverse legend. 100 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.3-F. Choice Uncirculated, nearly Gem CH UNC $4,000.00 113.7 gns. The Newman Plate Coin. The obverse is about 50% full red while the reverse is a bright brilliant and blazing red gem. There is a small patch of verdigris on the 'X' on the obverse, and another more shallow area on George's chin. 101 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.4-G. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,600.00 109.3 gns. A lovely example, nearly fully red on the obverse, almost completely red on the reverse. Some light granularity visible, but not at all disturbing. 102 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.4-P. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $3,000.00 123.4 gns. The Newman Plate Coin. The obverse shows about 70% mint red while the reverse is nearly fully red and as struck. Pleasingly sharp on both sides. Some surface granularity, as often seen on the issue. 103 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.5-B. CH VF $2,000.00 Choice Very Fine. 115.4 gns. Dark olive brown on both sides. Both the obverse and reverse surfaces are lightly granular but the all important number of the harp strings on the reverse can easily be counted. Almost certainly one of the tougher varieties and probably quite rare as one of only two with a six string harp. 104 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.5-Z. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $2,400.00 117.3 gns. The Newman Plate Coin. The obverse has about 40% mint red while the reverse is brighter and shows about 85% original mint color. The surfaces are only lightly granular on this piece. There is a small mark on George's neck. One of only three varieties with an eight string harp. 105 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.6-X. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,800.00 117.5 gns. The Newman Plate Coin. A lovely example with about 60% obverse and 85% reverse mint red showing. The obverse is lightly granular while the reverse has one small spot below 'N' in the legend. Otherwise this is an exemplary specimen and one well suited for inclusion in a high grade type collection. 106 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.8-H. F $850.00 Fine. 115.2 gns. Both sides are dark gray brown in color. The surfaces are granular, as expected from the grade. 107 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.8-O. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $2,000.00 122.0 gns. The Newman Reverse Plate Coin. Both sides are mostly light brown in color. The obverse and reverse both show some signs of faded mint red color particularly in the protected areas of each. Broad struck, 27.0mm in diameter, clearly struck twice (most visible on the reverse) but without ghosting of the letters or design details. Obverse spot on George's cheek (clearly, the reason...  more 108 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. No Period. N.9-B. F / VG $100.00 Fine/Very Good. 111.8 gns. Both sides are a deep olive brown in color. The obverse shows multiple shallow rim dents while there are two more severe ones noticeable on the reverse at about 3:00 and 9:00. Not a rare variety so it is curious that Boyd never upgraded this coin. 109 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period After GEORGIVS. N.20-N. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,900.00 122.9 gns. The Newman Obverse Plate Coin. The obverse shows about 50% mint red while the reverse has a more generous 60 to 70% red color showing. The surfaces are only lightly granular, and there are just one or two minor obverse flecks. 110 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.20-X. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,500.00 123.6 gns. The New Obverse Plate Coin. A pleasing specimen with about 65% obverse and 85% reverse mint red color still remaining. The surfaces appear microgranular but this is not really disturbing to the attractive appearance of the piece. 111 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.21-N. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $1,500.00 119.0 gns. The Newman Reverse Plate Coin. The obverse has about 45% mint red color showing while the reverse is about 85% bright red. There are some light flecks on the obverse, one particularly below 'X' in the legend. The surfaces are lightly granular. 112 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.22-S. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,700.00 118.3 gns. The Newman Reverse Plate Coin. Both sides have bright red mint red color showing, the obverse about 85%, the reverse about 90%. The fields are only microgranular to the naked eye but the brilliance is appealing and the color is quite attractive. Struck from a failing obverse, most noticeable across George's neck. 113 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.23-Q. Uncirculated to Choice Uncirculated UNC to CH UNC $1,100.00 121.0 gns. The obverse shows around 60% mint red while the reverse has about 40% in the center, the peripheries being darker in tone. There is some light granularity in the fields, particularly on the reverse. 114 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.23-R. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $1,100.00 121.2 gns. A pleasing example, the obverse about 50%, the reverse about 80% mint red. There are a few light obverse flecks, and one or two areas of what might be verdigris. Possibly the Newman reverse plate coin. 115 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.24-K. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $2,200.00 125.2 gns. A very lovely example, the obverse about 85% red, the reverse fully red and brightly reflective. This would make a wonderful addition to a high grade colonial type collection. Possibly the Newman reverse plate coin. 116 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.24-K. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $1,500.00 120.8 gns. Another pleasing example, this one showing about 75% obverse and 90% reverse mint red color. The surfaces are lightly granular but not disturbingly so. There are a couple of small flecks on the reverse. 117 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.25-M. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $1,400.00 121.7 gns. A very pleasing example, the obverse with about 55% blazing red, the reverse nearly fully red. The surfaces are lightly granular but not disturbingly so and the strike is about as sharp as expected on a Virginia halfpenny. 118 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.26-Y. Very Choice Uncirculated VERY CH UNC $1,400.00 117.7 gns. The obverse has around 55% mint red showing while the reverse enjoys nearly 85% full original color. There are a few light flecks, principally on the reverse at the base. 119 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. With Period. N.27-J. Gem Uncirculated GEM UNC $1,800.00 128.8 gns. A really attractive example. The obverse and reverse were both somewhat softly struck, particularly at the top of George's head. However the piece is a nice light brown with very pleasing traces of mint red color around the obverse in the protected areas, and in much of the reverse design detail. This would make a fine addition to a discriminating type collection. Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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