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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 → Undated [1717] Pre-Patent Patterns, Trials and Off Metal Strikes Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → Rosa Americana Coinage → Undated [1717] Pre-Patent Patterns, Trials and Off Metal Strikes 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 162 Undated [ca. 1717] Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Halfpenny. Nelson-unlisted EF to AU $9,500.00 Breen-unlisted, Crosby III, 13 plate coin, 18th ed. Standard Catalogue plate coin, Taxay C56. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Bath metal. 71.8 gns. 21.7 mm. Struck medal turn. Good and mostly even rich brown color on both sides, high points of the obverse brighter from wear. Surfaces just microgranular. Small spot of corrosion on the reverse rim at the lower left. The obverse has a...  more 163 Undated [ca. 1717] Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Halfpenny. N.-, Br.- EF to AU $6,500.00 Crosby III, 13, Taxay C56. Technically Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Bath metal. 66.0 gns. 21.7 mm. Struck medal turn. Dark brown color on fairly uniformly granular surfaces. Areas of active verdigris on the obverse and parts of the edge. Corrosion elsewhere, particularly on the back. Extremely rare: one of just five known to the cataloguer including: this; previous lot ex...  more 164 Undated [ca. 1717] Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Penny. No branches. N.-, Br EF $9,500.00 -, Crosby III, 11, 12, Taxay C54. Extremely Fine. Bath metal. 87.9 gns. 25.9 mm. Struck medal turn. Nice, medium gold and brown color with suggestive hints of original color here and there. Surfaces largely free from granularity. A couple of spots of corrosion are noted. Dark brown color on fairly uniformly granular surfaces. Extremely rare: one of just three traced by the cataloguer...  more 165 Undated [ca. 1717] Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Penny. No branches. N.-, Br VF $3,250.00 -, Crosby III, 11 reverse plate coin, Taxay C54 reverse plate coin, 18th ed. Standard catalogue reverse plate coin. Very Fine. Bath metal. 94.4 gns. 26.1 mm. Struck medal turn. Good, even medium brown color with traces of very faded original color in places around the obverse periphery. Some minor rim flaws both sides, two curious edge depressions, surfaces somewhat granular in places. Extremely...  more 166 Undated [ca. 1717] Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Penny. With branches. N.- EF to AU $14,000.00 Br.-, Crosby III, 11, 12, Taxay C55. Uncirculated. Bath metal. 116.4 gns. 26.5 mm. Struck medal turn. Lovely, rich and glossy brown color. Surfaces appear smooth and hard to the unaided eye, show some light pitting under a glass. Sharply struck on both sides. Curving planchet cutter mark in the upper right reverse through the right side of the crown similar to one seen on another example...  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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