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1737 HIGLEY Higley Copper, VALVE ME AS YOU PLEASE VG8 NGC. Unknown to Crosby, Freidus 2-B.a, W-8225, R.8. ...
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Description
1737 Freidus 2-B.a Higley Copper, VG8
One of Only Three Known
Unknown to Crosby
1737 HIGLEY Higley Copper, VALVE ME AS YOU PLEASE VG8 NGC.
Unknown to Crosby, Freidus 2-B.a, W-8225, R.8. 156.1 grains.
There are four obverse design types. Type One has the legend THE
VALVE OF THREE PENCE; Type Two has the legend VALVE ME AS YOU
PLEASE; Type Three has the legend VALUE ME AS YOU PLEASE; and Type
Four has the legend THE WHEELE GOES ROUND. There are three known
obverse dies of Type One, a single obverse die of Type Two, three
obverse dies of Type Three, and a single obverse die of Type Four.
Freidus identified three known examples of the Type Two obverse,
two examples with reverse B.a and one with reverse B.b. In the
Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins,
Q. David Bowers mentions that three examples of Freidus 2-B.a are
known, although details of the second and third pieces are not
recorded.This remarkably rare Higley copper shows weakness of strike in the center of the obverse, but the figure of the deer is still discernible. The strike on the reverse shows more localized weakness with the third or right crowned hammer indistinct. The left portion of the reverse is remarkably strong in detail, suggesting misalignment of the reverse die at the time of striking. The surfaces are deep gray-brown in the fields with lighter, almost tan-brown color over the design elements. Several crisscrossing scratches are seen on the reverse, along with a planchet depression at 1 o'clock covering the first P in COPPER. Listed on page 50 of the 2020 Guide Book.
Ex: Mr. Camuti (3/1965) for $800; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (Heritage, 5/2014), lot 30366, which realized $76,375.
Census of Type Two Higley Coppers
1. 2-B.a VG8. Mr. Camuti; Eric P. Newman; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (Heritage (5/2014), lot 30366. The present coin.
2. 2-B.a Fine, porous. Krugjohann Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 5/1976), lot 23; Roper Collection (Stack's, 12/1983), lot 150; anonymous collector.
3. 2-B.a. A piece mentioned in the Whitman Encyclopedia.
4. 2-B.b. Parmelee Collection (New York Coin and Stamp Co., 6/1890), lot 276; J.C. Mitchelson; Connecticut State Library.
From The Poulos Family Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# AUAW, PCGS# 210, Greysheet# 55)
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Auction Info
2019 August 14 - 18 ANA World's Fair of Money US Coins Signature Auction - Chicago #1298 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2019
14th-18th
Wednesday-Sunday
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