 1723 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Crowned Rose. Stop after REX. No stop after 1723. Br.140. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 58.5 gns. Dark olive brown in color on both sides. Surfaces a trifle rough in places, lightly granular elsewhere on the obverse. Reverse surfaces smoother and harder in appearance. Both sides with some bright reflectivity. Sharply struck with near complete denticles on each rim. The reverse is almost gem quality.
Said ex Philip Nelson Collection on December 11, 1913; F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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