1747 Machins Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 1-47A, W-7660. Rarity-5. GEORGIVS II, Group II. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).117.6 grains. A complement to the other 1747 Machins Mills halfpenny in this collection, here with Georges eye and profile boldly defined. Steely brown and uniformly granular, this coin is well centered on a flan that was too small to accommodate the fullness of the denticles, with just hints of the Machins Mills halfpenny series distinctive sawtooth denticulation on both sides. Sharp and visually appealing, this coin is as nice if not nicer than the similarly surfaced and less boldly struck Ringo coin that brought $1,600 in 2000.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.
