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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 New York Auction Limited to: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → Rosa Americana Coinage Page 1 of 4  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → Rosa Americana Coinage → Undated Regular Issues 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 84 Undated [1722] Rosa Americana Twopence. Motto on label. Breen 88 CH AU $8,000.00 Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 232.3 gns. Lovely, rich and deep chocolate brown with some golden overtones. Very sharply struck. Minor surface granularity and some light pitting. Described by Boyd as ''Fine sharp uncirculated impression''. One of the nicest ever seen. These are very tough to find in grades over Extremely Fine. Norweb's was Choice About Uncirculated and she had the...  more 85 Undated [1722] Rosa Americana Twopence. Motto on label. Br.88. Uncirculated UNC $6,000.00 Bath metal. 252.2 gns. Lighter olive and golden brown in color than the first with some more pronounced pitting and some streaks of corrosion on the front. 86 Undated [1722] Rosa Americana Twopence. Motto on label. Br.88. Uncirculated UNC $4,500.00 Bath metal. 221.8 gns. Nice, light golden olive color on both sides. Surfaces a little more granular especially on the back. Reverse slightly shift double struck and off-center. 87 Undated [1722] Rosa Americana Twopence. Motto on label. Br.88. Uncirculated UNC $3,000.00 Bath metal. 242.6 gns. Deeper olive brown color with traces of faded original color around the peripheries. Shift double struck with obvious ghosting around most design elements. Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → Rosa Americana Coinage → 1722 Regular Issues Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 88 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA/VTILE DVLCI AU $5,500.00 Stops After REX and 1722. Br.132. About Uncirculated. Bath metal. 61.4 gns. An outstanding example of what Breen calls the ''First Prototype Halfpenny'' and the finest seen of this very rare issue. Nicer than Garrett's (lot 1233) which was later sold by Bowers & Merena in May, 1998 (lot 65 at $3,300). This example is rich brown in color in the fields with traces of faded original color...  more 89 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA/VTILE DVLCI VF $3,750.00 Stops After REX and 1722. Br.132. Very Fine. Bath metal (but with the look of bronze). 74.8 gns. A second example of Breen's ''First Prototype Halfpenny'' and the Crosby Plate IV, 6 coin. About as sharp as Garrett:1233 but once mounted. Crudely reeded edge as sometimes seen on Rosas. Coppery brown color on somewhat granular surfaces. Obverse soft at upper right and a bit off center...  more 90 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. D:G: REX/ROSA AMERI.UTILE DULCI UNC $5,000.00 Stops after REX and 1722. Br.133. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 60.5 gns. Breen's ''Second Prototype Halfpenny''. Both sides are a rich, deep golden brown in color. Surfaces microgranular. Edge crudely reeded. Slightly off center to the right on the obverse. As sharp as the Norweb coin, nicer overall than either Garrett's or Roper's. Possibly the Crosby plate coin. 91 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. D:G: REX/ROSA AMERI.UTILE DULCI UNC $3,000.00 Stops after REX and 1722. Br.133. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 73.2 gns. A second example of what Breen called the ''Second Prototype Halfpenny''. This piece is a lovely golden brown color on both sides, quite unusual for a Rosa of any denomination. The surfaces are a bit microgranular but the color more than makes up for this. There is a small and nearly hidden spot of corrosion on one...  more 92 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. D:G: REX/ROSA AMERI.UTILE DULCI UNC $1,600.00 Stops after REX and 1722. Br.133. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 56.4 gns. A third specimen of Breen's ''Second Prototype Halfpenny''. This one is toned in deep chocolate brown and olive. The surfaces are a bit rougher than those on the last two with some evident roughness. There is evidence of triple striking on most reverse letters. 93 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX UNC $2,400.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 65.4 gns. Deep olive brown and gold on slightly granular surfaces with some minor pitting. Obverse a bit off center to the lower left. 94 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX UNC $1,700.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 71.0 gns. A second. Deep olive brown on very rough and somewhat pitted surfaces. 95 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX CH AU $1,300.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Choice About Uncirculated. Bath metal. 88.0 gns. Another. Deep olive brown on a heavy flan with glossy surfaces that look rough under magnification. Slightly off center on the obverse to the left. Very rough and somewhat pitted surfaces. 96 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX EF $650.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Extremely Fine. Bath metal. 65.1 gns. A fourth. Olive brown, a little rough in appearance. 97 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX VF $850.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Very Fine. Bath metal. 62.9 gns. A fifth. Brown and ruddy gold color. Rough. 98 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX VF $325.00 rosette after 1722. Br.134. Nearly Very Fine. Bath metal. 72.7 gns. A final example. Rough, obverse scratched. 99 1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Legends in full. Stop after REX EF $650.00 rosette after 1722. Br.135, the so-called .17/172 variety. Bath metal. 69.6 gns. Extremely Fine. Dark and somewhat rough with light pitting on both sides. Nicer than the Very Fine in Rosa Americana 15:17. Breen was carried away when he described this, it is really just a partial re-cutting of the reverse legend. The variety is very rare, however. 100 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. GEORGIVS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.110 VF $7,500.00 Very Fine. Bath metal. 116.7 gns. Normal 27.1 mm. planchet. Very attractive deep brown in the fields and on the central devices with some hints of fading color around the obverse periphery. Obverse softly struck, reverse a bit sharper. Surfaces barely granular at all. Extremely rare: one of only two known in Bath metal. The cataloguer knows of only four of this type of the 1722 penny, including:...  more 101 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. GEORGIVS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.110, Crosby IV, 2 plate coin VF $9,000.00 Very Fine. Bath metal. 118.3 gns. Normal 26.9 mm. planchet. Lovely, rich olive brown color on both sides. Surfaces microgranular but not disturbingly so. Decent strike and perhaps deserving of a bit higher grade. Extremely rare: one of just four known of the type and the second of two known in Bath metal. The importance of this piece was missed the last time it was sold. 102 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. GEORGIVS/VTILE DVLCI. Br. 111. Gem Proof. Copper GEM PF $42,500.00 146.4 gns. Wide 28.2 mm. planchet. An absolutely astonishing coin. Both sides are a nice, rich medium brown color with areas of still fiery mint red around parts of the peripheries of each. The surfaces are smooth and satiny almost like those of a 19th c. American Proof Seated Dollar. The fields are lightly reflective and the central devices are sharply struck. There is nary a mark on the coin...  more 103 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. GEORGIVS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.111 CH VF $8,500.00 Choice Very Fine. Copper. 154.1 gns. Wide 28.3 mm. planchet. The plate coin in the famous 18th edition of the Standard Catalogue. Like the first offered above, extremely rare with only four known of the type and only two known in copper. Struck on a wider than expected planchet with extra metal showing beyond the beaded borders on each side. The surfaces are a fairly glossy and smooth...  more 104 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Long Ribbons. GEORGIUS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.112 VF $7,000.00 Nearly Very Fine. Copper. 117.5 gns. Normal 27.3 mm. planchet. The Taxay C64 plate coin. Medium brown color with some areas of discoloration. A couple of verdigris spots on the obverse. Surfaces just lightly granular. Obverse slightly off center to the bottom. Some reverse rim nicks. Breen called this one the ''Second Prototype Penny'' and described it on its old collector's envelope as ''Long...  more 105 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.113 CH UNC $5,000.00 Crosby IV, 3 plate coin. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 113.7 gns. Attractive light golden brown on both sides, the fields darker, the peripheries more gold. Minor surface granularity. Described in the Parmelee sale as ''sharp, uncirc. impression: yellow bronze; rare.'' It sold for $15, a high price in 1890. This variety, with short hair ribbons and small seeds in the rose, was called...  more 106 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.113 CH UNC $4,500.00 Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 122.7 gns. A really lovely example with an obverse that almost qualifies as a cameo. The fields on the front are light golden brown while the king's bust is darker. The reverse is a deeper shade of brown. Both sides are sharply struck and there is only minor granularity visible. This would make a great type coin. 107 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.113 CH UNC $1,000.00 Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 112.4 gns. Another example, this one olive brown with some faint mottling. Surfaces seem hard but are rough under a glass. 108 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/VTILE DVLCI. Br.113 UNC $5,500.00 Uncirculated. Bath metal. 115.6 gns. A third, this lighter brown with some fading original gold color around the obverse periphery and across much of the back. Quite rough surfaces, some spotting. 109 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. No rosettes on reverse CH UNC $2,600.00 Br.114. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 125.9 gns. Dark olive brown, the color uniform on both sides. Surfaces appear smooth and somewhat glossy to the unaided eye, a little rough under a glass. Slightly shift double struck with some ghosting visible. Edge seems crudely filed, unlike the usual Rosa edge, perhaps to simulate engrailing (this seen on some others and was clearly done at the...  more 110 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. No rosettes on reverse UNC $1,100.00 Br.114. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 127.2 gns. Very dark olive brown on both sides. Surfaces quite rough in appearance with some pitting evident. Also shift double struck. Rare. 111 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. Rosette after 1722. Br PF $18,000.00 115. Proof. Bath metal. 111.7 gns. 27.2 mm. Obliquely reeded edge, the ornamentation done professionally and almost certainly at Wood's establishment. Rich, deep golden brown in color. Surfaces look smooth and hard to the naked eye with some bright reflectivity remaining and even a hint of subdued proof flash in places. Somewhat rough under magnification. Struck on a broader than necessary...  more 112 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. Rosette after 1722. Br CH UNC $2,400.00 115. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 99.4 gns. Olive brown fields lighter golden color around the portions of the peripheries. Surfaces a little rough in places. 113 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. Rosette after 1722. Br CH UNC $2,200.00 115. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 126.2 gns. Nice deep olive brown fields with some lighter golden color in places around the rims. Surfaces somewhat rough. Page 1 of 4  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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