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Auction 296 | Lot 5631 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Oak Tree Shilling VF30 PCGS. Noe-11. 67.7 grains. Light to medium gray patina covers both sides of this piece with slight reddish undertones and darker accents around some of the devices. The reverse is perfectly centered, while the obverse is slightly misaligned with several of the peripheral letters on the lower portion of that side partially off the planchet. A pleasing, mid-grade example of this scarce, early Colonial issue. Listed on page 18 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 20)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5629 » Colonials

1662 2PENCE Oak Tree Twopence XF40 Uncertified. 12.0 grains. Very well centered on an almost round planchet. The striking details are uncommonly well defined and each side is well balanced with pale gray patina overall, lighter accents over the highpoints, and darker gray color outlining the devices. Just a splendid example of this rarely encountered type. Listed on page 17 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 17)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5630 » Colonials

1662 2PENCE Oak Tree Twopence XF45 PCGS. Noe-29. 11.1 grains. A second and somewhat better preserved example of this elusive early American coin. The obverse was struck from a misaligned die but the reverse is perfectly centered. Sharply defined overall with a spot of weakness on each side: on the upper right of the obverse and corresponding area on the upper left of the reverse. Silvery-gray surfaces with no mentionable abrasions on either side. Listed on page 17 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 17)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5635 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU50 PCGS. Noe-9. 72.1 grains. Lightly toned over each side, this is a well-balanced coin that shows little evidence of wear. Well centered for the type with the tops of some of the letters on the right portion of each side off the planchet. The coin is bowed in the center, probably from being struck from a bowed planchet, not bent and used as a "witch piece" as so often seen. Seldom located problem-free and in this high grade. Listed on page 18 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 23)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5637 » Colonials

1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Small Planchet Fine 12 Corroded Uncertified. Noe-29. 55.6 grains. Squat reverse lettering with the date and denomination punched in high within the inner circle. Almost completely round, the fields are dark and the planchet is grainy which causes much of the detail to be lost on the devices. Listed on page 18 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 24)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5632 » Colonials

1652 3PENCE Pine Tree Threepence VF25 Uncertified. Noe-34. The variety with pellets in the tree. Cataloged 35 years ago (we presume by Walter Breen) as "...many letters off flan; teethmarked and partly bent and straightened, (an) authentic 'Witch Token,' of great historical interest. Probably 200 times rarer than the Shillings." Listed on page 18 of the 2002 Guide Book.
Ex: Public Auction Sale (Lester Merkin, 3/15/1967), lot 8. (PCGS# 21)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5638 » Colonials

(1670-75) FARTH St. Patrick Farthing VF35 PCGS. A well balanced example that is nicer than the vast majority of Saint Patrick's coppers. Minor bits of corrosion are present, but the surfaces are mostly nice medium brown and smooth. Listed on page 20 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 42)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5640 » Colonials

(1694) TOKEN London Elephant Token, Thick Planchet XF40 PCGS. Breen-186. Medium tan-brown patina. A sharply detailed coin that has lightly pitted surfaces, perhaps as struck. The surfaces are relatively unabraded. Breen speculates that the motto GOD PRESERVE LONDON refers to the Great Fire and Plague of 1665-66. Listed on page 25 of the 2000 Guide Book. (PCGS# 55)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5641 » Colonials

1723 PENNY Rosa Americana Penny Fine VF20 Corroded Uncertified, moderate pitting in the fields; 1783 Nova Constellatio Copper VF30 Corroded Uncertified, Pointed Rays, Large U.S.; Undated (1792-94) Kentucky Token XF40 Obverse Scratch Uncertified, Lettered Edge "PAYABLE AT LANCASTER"; and a 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent XF45 Corroded Uncertified, with NEW YORK above the ship, dig over the R. (Total: 4 coins) (PCGS# 125)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5642 » Colonials

1723 PENNY Rosa Americana Penny AU55 PCGS. Possibly Breen-120, "Extremely Rare". There are 24 or so pellets within the rose, the exact count depends upon the definition of a pellet. Large 3, no stop after 3. Breen calls this a "Prototype Penny," but does not include a photograph. Medium brown patina. A bold example that has a few pinprick abrasions in the fields. Listed on page 22 of the 2001 Guide Book. (PCGS# 125)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5644 » Colonials

1723 1/2P Hibernia Halfpenny AU58 Uncertified. Nelson-8. Nice, glossy, chestnut brown surfaces. An evenly balanced, problem-free example. Listed on page 22 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 180)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5659 » Colonials

1760 1/2P Hibernia-Voce Populi Halfpenny VF20 PCGS. Breen-221. The so-called "Imperial" Head, which Breen speculates to be a portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Dark mahogany surfaces, with a slight amount of verdigris that surrounds the devices. Problem free with even wear. Listed on page 28 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 262)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5647 » Colonials

1737 COPPER Higley Copper, CONNECTICVT MS63 Brown Uncertified. Bolen Struck Copy (1864) of the Higley Threepence. 148.0 grains. Bolen-10, Kenney-4. A lovely light brown example, and probably one of the finest pieces extant. The originals are listed on pages 27-28 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 201)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5648 » Colonials

1721-H 9DEN French Colonies Copper Sou VF25 PCGS. Breen-261. La Rochelle mint. A tan-brown example that has been struck on an undersized planchet. As a result, the leftmost portions of the obverse legend are absent from the coin. Softly struck in the reverse center, with a pinscratch in the lower reverse and some small planchet flaws (as struck) on the obverse. Listed on page 32 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 158630)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5650 » Colonials

1739-V SOU M French Colonies Sou Marque AU50 PCGS. Breen-564. A very rare Sou Marque, struck at the mint in Troyes in the Champagne region. The official mintage was 986,587 pieces, but this is the first example we have seen. The surfaces are silver-gray overall with some deeper, almost charcoal-gray patina surrounding the devices. Listed at the bottom of page 31 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 158630)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5651 » Colonials

1757-A SOU M French Colonies Sou Marque AU55 PCGS. Breen-414. The heron on the lower reverse represents the new Mintmaster Jean Dupeyron de la Corte. Good mint luster remains on this moderately toned piece. Not as weakly struck as usually seen. Very rare, according to Breen. Listed at the bottom of page 31 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 158679)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5656 » Colonials

1773 1/2P Virginia Halfpenny, Period VF35 PCGS. Breen-180. Dark purple-brown surfaces. Boldly detailed for the grade, but upon close observation, the obverse does have a few faded pinscratches. Listed on page 24 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 240)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5657 » Colonials

1773 1/2P Virginia Halfpenny, Period MS60 Red and Brown Corroded Uncertified. An otherwise choice piece except for an area of dark corrosion at the base of the obverse and a smaller, similar area on the upper left of the reverse. Listed on page 24 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 240)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5658 » Colonials

1773 1/2P Virginia Halfpenny, No Period MS64 Brown PCGS. Breen-181. Large 7s in date, no stop after the S, 8 harp strings. The medium tan-brown patina has much original copper-red luster within protected areas. A well struck near-Gem that has carefully preserved surfaces. Listed on page 24 of the 2002 Guide Book. Population: 8 in 64, 7 finer (5/02). (PCGS# 243)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5765 » Colonials

1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter XF40 PCGS. Breen-1089; Crosby Pl. VIII, 15; Newman 1-C. While technically a pattern, the Continental Dollar is a perpetually popular item because of its close association with the American Revolution. Strikings are known in pewter (or tin), brass, silver, and copper. This example displays medium to dark gunmetal-gray color and appears to be slightly buckled from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock. Listed on page 33 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 791)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5766 » Colonials

1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter AU58 PCGS. Breen-1089; Crosby Pl. VIII, 15; Newman 1-C. The first of two AU representatives of Breen-1089 that we are offering in this sale, this is a gorgeous, original survivor. Warm olive-gray patina blankets both sides, although flashes of original luster are still readily evident at direct angles. The obverse border beads are incomplete, as often seen on this variety, and a few of the devices over the upper left area of the same side are also missing some definition. The latter features suggest that this coin was struck from a partially filled die. A void in the planchet (once again, as struck) on the obverse at the sundial rebus is also mentioned for pedigree purposes. This lot includes ANACS Certificate of Authenticity # JNS020 that also grades this coin AU. Listed on page 33 of the current Guide Book. (PCGS# 791)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5767 » Colonials

1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Pewter AU58 PCGS. Breen-1089; Crosby Pl. VIII, 15; Newman 1-C. The misspelling of CURENCY on the obverse of this coin was caused by spacing problems when the die was engraved. Although numismatists have long since referred to examples of this variety as having been struck on "pewter" flans, Breen (1988) notes that the planchet is actually tin with less than 5% of trace elements. The Continental Congress had hoped to produce coins during the American Revolution to provide backing for the then-current Continental Currency, but the required shipment of silver bullion did not arrive from France and the project was abandoned. All that remained of the plan are patterns such as the present near-Mint survivor. This is a problem-free coin for the grade with bright, silver-gray surfaces and sharp definition in virtually all areas. Numerous wispy abrasions are evident in the fields, and there is a moderate planchet void (as struck) on the obverse outside the first N in CONTINENTAL. Listed on page 33 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 791)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5663 » Colonials

1787 1C Massachusetts Cent, Horned Eagle AU50 Corroded Uncertified. Ryder-2b-A. 143.0 grains. A sharp example of this major Guide Book type. Rich, dark chestnut color and well struck. Listed on page 39 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 305)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5664 » Colonials

1788 1/2 C Massachusetts Half Cent VF20 Uncertified. Ryder 1-B. 83.2 grains. Both sides were slid over an abrasive surface, resulting in fine hairlines over the highest points. A small rim nick is also noted over the second O in COMMON. Listed on page 40 of the 2002 Guide Book. (PCGS# 308)

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Auction 296 | Lot 5666 » Colonials

1788 1C Massachusetts Cent Fine 15 PCGS, Breen-972, rich maroon patina, a minor rim ding at 2 o'clock on the reverse, the borders have numerous small planchet flaws (as struck); and an 1788 Massachusetts Cent Fine 15 PCGS, Breen-972, the surfaces are lightly pitted, the obverse has a rim ding at 4 o'clock, the legends are legible but well worn. Listed on page 40 of the 2002 Guide Book. (Total: 2 coins) (PCGS# 311)

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