1776 Machins Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 6-76A, W-7790. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III, Group III. VF-20 Finely Granular.116.2 grains. Nicely detailed for the grade, both sides retain bold outline definition for all devices. Strike rather well centered, if trivially tight to the lower obverse and upper reverse borders, although only the denticulation is affected. Surfaces finely granular, but smooth in hand with no significant marks or other sizeable blemishes. A historic date that is perennially popular with American collectors.From our (Bowers and Merenas) listing of May 30 1998, lot 44; McCawley & Grellmans Tenth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, November 2004, lot 453. C4 sale lot tag included.