 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Short Ribbons. GEORGIUS/UTILE. No rosettes on reverse. 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 mint and not later). Rare, but how so is uncertain. Suffice it to say, this coin was lacking in the Norweb sale. Roper's was graded Extremely Fine so this piece may be one of the best known.
Ex Virgil Brand Collection via new Netherlands Coin Company, date unrecorded.
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