 1723 Rosa Americana Trial Twopence. Br.93. Uncirculated. Copper. 143.6 gns. Broad 30.5 mm. planchet. Thin 1.2 - 1.4 mm. flan. Lovely, light golden brown and pale mahogany with fading traces of original lustre around the protected areas. Sharply struck and perfectly centered on both sides. Probably unique with no other rumored since the last time this was offered for sale. Breen reports the variety as only extremely rare but lists just this one and had not seen another. This is almost certainly the same as the one exhibited by Henry Chapman at the March, 1912 meeting of the New York Numismatic Club that was said to weigh 143.5 gns.
Ex Garrett Collection (Bowers & Ruddy, October 1, 1980, lot 1251). Said ex Parsons and Ellsworth Collections.
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