1773 Virginia Halfpenny. Newman 20-X, W-1670. Rarity-3. Period After GEORGIVS, 8 Harp Strings. MS-65 RB (PCGS).89.7 grains. A lovely Gem with fresh, lustrous, and mostly mint red surfaces. Struck on an unusually thin and lightweight planchet although the strike came out quite bold, with just a touch of softness at the central reverse. Pleasantly free of any consequential spots or contact marks, and a thin, as-made planchet lamination running across the portrait to the rim over E in REX is the only irregularity to note.PCGS# 913255.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006.
