 1723 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Crowned Rose. Stop after REX. No stop after 1723. Br.140. Choice Uncirculated. Bath metal. 63.3 gns. Lighter olive brown color with some residual bright brassy gold around the protected areas. This the original color of the planchet right after striking and before the coin toned down over the years. Surfaces a bit rough in places with some die rust visible in the fields. Sharply struck.
Ex Lyman Low's 211th Sale (December 1, 1923, lot 19); F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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