(1659) 4PENCE Lord Baltimore Fourpence XF40 PCGS. CAC. Hodder 1-A, W-1010, R.6. ...

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(1659) Lord Baltimore Fourpence, XF40
Hodder 1-A, Large Bust
Collectible Maryland Groat

(1659) 4PENCE Lord Baltimore Fourpence XF40 PCGS. CAC. Hodder 1-A, W-1010, R.6. 20.5 grains. Large Bust. Although moderate wear appears, this attractive silver-gray piece is well-centered on the nicely rounded planchet and shows most of the beading around the obverse rim, save for an area from about 1 to 2:30, where much of CAECILIUS is illegible. Bold detail remains on the peripheral legends elsewhere and the hair curls in the portrait. The reverse shows a similar appearance, well-matched to the obverse with weakness on the beading from about 4 to 6 o'clock. Planchet adjustment marks appear on the lower reverse through MUL and the lower shield, and a die crack between MUL and T makes the planchet no longer coplanar near the reverse rim there.

The Lord Baltimore groats in midgrade condition, as here, are "merely" rare as opposed to the unobtainable status of so many issues and varieties in this historic series. PCGS reports one each in F15, VF20, VF30, VF35, two in XF40 (including the present coin), one in XF45, two in AU53, one in AU55, and one in MS62 (7/23). Listed on page 37 of the 2024 Guide Book.
Ex: J. Troyan (5/21/1969); The Donald Groves Partrick Collection (Heritage, 1/2015), lot 5620; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2016), lot 5207; Poulos Family Collection / Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2019), lot 4486.
From The James E. Blake Collection of United States Colonial Coins & Tokens.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2U3J, PCGS# 32, Greysheet# 378)

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