 1717 Pre-Patent Rosa Americana Pattern Penny. Nelson-unlisted, Breen-unlisted, Crosby-unlisted, Taxay C54 (obverse plate coin). Fine or so. Bath metal. 72.9 gns. 25.8 mm. Struck coin turn. Decent light golden brown color on both sides. Surfaces appear smooth and somewhat glossy. Some light marks, more noticeable ones at the lower left on the obverse. Struck from a failing reverse die resulting in a wavy planchet. The obverse bust of George I and the legend around this side gives his English titles in a very abbreviated form. The reverse is not the familiar undated No branches type. The 1717 date appears above the crown, which is larger here, and there is an inner ring under the legend. Curiously, the legend repeats the obverse titles but in a somewhat more expanded form. Unique with no hint of another in the past quarter century or more. Missing from the Norweb, Garrett, and Brand collections.
Ex Hans Schulman's sale of April 26, 1951, lot 1026; Stack's sale of June 20, 1973, lot 785; John L. Roper Collection (Stack's, December 8, 1983, lot 72). Said ex Sears, Brand, Parmelee Collections.
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