1723 Rosa Americana Twopence. Martin 3.9-F.3, W-1342. Rarity-4. AU-50 (PCGS). 229.9 grains. Glossy surfaces are a sandy olive-green color. Pleasing sharpness and good eye appeal despite a few minor marks and a patch of roughness in the left reverse field. This coin received an even, well centered strike. An attractive AU example. Martin 3-F die group with stops after REX and the date. PCGS# 905723. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from McCawley & Grellmans Fifth Annual C4 Convention Sale, November 1999, lot 59. Plated in the Martin reference "The Rosa Americana Coinage of William Wood," pp. 272, 321.
