1787 Machins Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 21-87C, W-7960. Rarity-6+. GEORGIVS III, Group III. Extremely Fine, Porous, Edge Cuts.109.0 grains. This is an uncommonly sharp example for the die pairing with enough detail to qualify as Condition Census. The obverse is bold to sharp throughout, the reverse with the seated figure also bold to sharp and the letters NIA clear. The lower and left peripheral areas on the reverse are soft, however, the date illegible apart from an extremely faint 8. Even antique copper patina throughout, the surfaces microporous, a few edge cuts along the upper obverse and lower reverse borders, minor edge bump at 8 oclock on the obverse. With the Condition Census for this variety topping out at EF, this well defined example has much to recommend it to the advanced Machins Mills enthusiast.Collector envelope with attribution notation included.
