1783 Chalmers shilling. W-1785. Short Worm. EF-40 (PCGS).52.9 grains. An ideal piece for the grade, fully struck and completely detailed over toned gray surfaces. The toning is pleasant deep violet and iridescent rose, a bit darker at the peripheries. The dies were in perfect axial alignment and the centering is spot-on, leaving the design as crisp as possible from centers to denticles. Some trivial hairlines are present, but no notable marks are seen. This is a very satisfying example of a classic type, struck within steps of where the Congress was meeting when the ratification of the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.PCGS Population: 15; 15 finer.From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s sale of May 1975, lot 447.
