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Newly grade 1773 Virginia 1/2 Penny Colonial!! MS64RD!

WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Nice original RED colonial!!

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  • TypekatTypekat Posts: 369 ✭✭✭✭

    I’ve been watching this type at auction ever since I moved to VA three years ago, and that’s probably the most fully ‘red’ Virginia 1773 1/2p I’ve ever seen! Nice coin.

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  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,896 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!

  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow...nice coin! Love the color...

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  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,765 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Makes you wonder where that was tucked away for so many years.

    WS

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  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pretty coin!

  • PeakRaritiesPeakRarities Posts: 3,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Friend of mine had one just like that a few months ago, same grade but it was beaned and in an older white holder. Was yours reholdered recently?

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,577 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW. Is this from the same collection that you've posted other coins from recently?

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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,776 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 8, 2023 8:11AM

    It is pretty and I don't pretend to know anything about Colonials... but just what the heck is on the cheek, hair curl, neck & bust?
    Is that not wear?
    .

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 8, 2023 8:25AM

    @WaterSport said:
    Makes you wonder where that was tucked away for so many years.

    WS

    It is a hoard coin. They were struck just before the Revolutionary War, and significant number of them ended up in a keg, unissued. I have heard that the number was 700 pieces or more.

    You do see well circulated examples now and then, but it’s rather unusual.

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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This coin was in a private collection (I have posted some of the other coins) for 40+ years. Was not slabbed before.

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  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 549 ✭✭✭✭

    Guaranteed from the Cohen hoard!

  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ... and CAC does not accept colonials anymore.

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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,810 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Incredible survivor

    Many happy BST transactions
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,437 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Meltdown said:
    It is pretty and I don't pretend to know anything about Colonials... but just what the heck is on the cheek, hair curl, neck & bust?
    Is that not wear?
    .

    I’m going to guess long term contact with an old paper envelope caused the high point darkening, similar to this large cent:

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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    2windy.. beautiful coin!

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  • PeakRaritiesPeakRarities Posts: 3,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @2windy2fish said:

    PCGS 64BN
    This coin was from the New York Bank hoard, i’m sure there’s been a post or 2 about these.
    I bought this coin raw in a frame with a display/story about the hoard. I won the coin in an auction from the UK

    Wow, that one is really well struck. Very nice!

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  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you Dan, coming from you that is high praise!

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don’t know how many folks notice but check out the gal that makes up the Harp!

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't see them red like that very often! Very well executed design, too

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