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Categories • Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → Rosa Americana Coinage → 1733 Patterns Trials and Off Metal Strikes |
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Lot # |
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Hammer Price |
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1733 Rosa Americana Pattern Twopence. N.20, Br.106, Cr. IV, 16. Gem Proof
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GEM PF |
$55,000.00
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Red and brown. Copper. 275.6 gns. 33.3 mm. Struck coin turn. A gorgeous specimen and the finest seen. Both sides are a beautiful, glossy deep brown with lots of red mint color remaining around the protected areas. The fields are bright and reflective with some mirror remaining. The strike is sharp on both sides and linear rolling lines can still be seen vertically on the obverse. Extremely... more |
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| 193 |
1733 Rosa Americana Pattern Twopence. N.20, Br.106, Cr. IV, 16. Choice Proof
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CH PF |
$50,000.00
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Copper. 265.7 gns. 32.9 mm. Struck coin turn. A second example of this pattern. Both sides are deep brown in color. The fields have some residual reflectivity remaining. Sharply struck in the centers as the first, a few places on the rims softer than that coin. Traces of old surface accretion, probably decayed lacquer, on both sides. Nearly hidden scratches at the king's ear. Extremely rare:... more |
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| 194 |
1733 Rosa Americana Twopence Obverse Trial. N.20, Br.108. Choice Proof
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CH PF |
$7,000.00
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Steel (fully magnetic). 241.6 gns. 33.2 mm. From the expected obverse. Very rare: a handful of these are known, about five pieces, including the inferior looking Garrett:1256 specimen and the one in our sale of March 1993. Bright silver obverse, flashy fields, sharp strike. Darker on the blank back. Plain edge, as expected. Nelson wrote ''There exist some six examples of the obverse... more |
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1733 Rosa Americana Twopence Reverse Trial. N.20, Br.109
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VF |
$4,000.00
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Very Fine. Bath metal. 194.1 gns. 32.6 mm. From the expected reverse. Unique. Medium coppery brown in color on both sides. Holed for suspension (through 33 in the date) so the back could be seen correctly oriented. Back engraved in a nice hand ''Mr. Jackson''. Membership badge, admission pass, or some as yet unidentified other purpose. Holing so neatly through the last two digits of... more |
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