A Golden Halfpenny of Geo. III NEWP
JCMhouston
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I just got this one in the mail today, this is a 1788 (early Soho) pattern P 940 in Gilt Copper. Listed by Peck as EXR (excessively rare) Peck recorded only one piece in the British Museum and the one in his collection. Considering the caliber of the collections/records he had to examine (Farouk, Norweb, Lockett etc.) I am guesssing it is indeed a pretty tough coin to find, I believe this is the only one graded. In spite of the poor condition (PF61) with quite a few hairlines I am really happy with this one. It looks much better in hand though, I am having trouble with getting the color balance right and I have lit it so all the warts show up.
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<< <i>I wish I could have gotten this one for only £25.
Tell me about it. So many things are like this. Today you can find coppers costing a four figure sum that sold as part of a bulk lot for a couple of pounds in total in the immediate post-war years. People didn't want the low denominations then. Even some silver which sold for less than a pound 100 years ago is desirable enough to command a 4 figure sum today. Pricing is quite informative. My Peck 945 from the Baldwin sale about 4 years ago was hotly contested between the person in the post above and myself and went to over £700. The consensus of 2 people (both of us) is that it is a bronzed example that didn't work out quite right with a partially bronzed reverse and a copper obverse - so is it really a P944 or a P945 as I have it documented? Whatever, it cost the Rev. Rogers 30/- from the Brigg sale in 1943. I too could happily live with that price. And don't be taken by the Peck ratings, as not all rare ratings are, with some verging on common - in the most extreme case, some rated very scarce are virtually unobtainable.
It's just that I got my PCGS grades.
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