The June 2011 Baltimore Auction

Pre-Bidding Ends: 6/14/2011 2:00:00 PM PST
Live Floor and Internet Bidding Begins: 6/14/2011 3:00:00 PM PST

Lot #171. 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. Martin 4.15-Gc37a. Rarity-2. EF-40 Cleaned (Uncertified).

Description: 106.4 grains. 11 harp strings, no pellet before H, small 3 repunched at top, two stops after the date on reverse. Cleaned long ago, but now naturally retoned to a pleasing blend of chestnut and chocolate-brown patina. Marginally off center to the viewer's lower right on the obverse and upper right on the reverse. A visually pleasing coin that should be seen to be fully appreciated. Breen (1988) describes this variety as: "Two stops after 1923. Rare."

PCGS# 180.

From the C-4 Convention Sale of December 2007, lot 35 and Stack's Johnson-Blue Collection Sale, August 2010, lot 5. The paper lot tag from the latter sale in included with the coin.


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