Great Britain 1720 half penny
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This specimen was lot 44580 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, 1720. George I. PCGS MS-62 Brown Gold Shield. A well struck and pleasing example of the type, with soft luster and an even, dark chocolate brown patina. An exceptionally well made coin for what is a usually quite crude type. There are no distracting marks in the fields, the only disturbance of note being a rust pit on the original die, located to the right of the bust." This type was struck 1719-24 and is common up thru Fine condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.86 g, copper, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3660; KM-557.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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