1773 Virginia Halfpenny. Newman 24-K, W-1570. Rarity-1. Period After GEORGIVS, 7 Harp Strings. MS-62 BN (PCGS).120.5 grains. Significant mint luster blankets the surfaces of this lovely Uncirculated specimen. The complexion is painted in rich chocolate brown hues with a touch of darker shades on the high points. A small speck of green patina in the top left of the crown on the reverse is the only notable imperfection throughout. Newman 24-K is the most frequently encountered die marriage of the 1773 Virginia halfpenny and appears to have been well represented in the hoard of more than 5,000 Mint State examples once held by Col. Mendes I. Cohen of Baltimore, Maryland. The Cohen hoard was dispersed over an extended period of time beginning in 1875, and hundreds of examples were still held intact as late as the 1950s.From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.