1772 Machins Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 7-72B, W-7730. Rarity-6+. GEORGIUS III, Group I. EF-40 (PCGS).125.6 grains. A lovely example of this rare variety. Problem-free, original medium brown surfaces and bold detail from a sharp, well centered strike. Glossy and totally free of roughness save for a bit of the planchets natural texture at the very centers that did not fully strike out. A single scratch on the neck is the only notable mark. Certainly a Condition Census piece, far finer than the NGC F-12 example that realized $3,120 in our Spring 2022 Auction.PCGS# 826946.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from McCawley & Grellmans Fifteenth Annual C4 Convention Sale, November 2009, lot 62.
