1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny. Martin 1.1-A.1, W-1214. Rarity-6+. VTILE DVLCI. Counterstamp. VG Details--Damage (PCGS). 57.3 grains. Natural planchet crack at 1 oclock relative to the obverse, two counterstamps on obverse at tip of bust, both tiny rectangles with four raised dots in each, the letter R in ROSA on reverse affected by the planchet crack. A neat and unusual example of this rare variety. PCGS# 905563. NGC ID: 2ASG. <strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong> From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) sale of the Frederick B. Taylor Collection, March 1987, lot 2008; our (Bowers and Merenas) Fist National Bank of Denver Collection sale, June 1987, lot 2006; our Baltimore Auction of November 2012, lot 6371.
