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1773 PENNY Virginia 'Penny' PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC. Newman 1-A....
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$47,000.00
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Description
1773 Virginia 'Penny' PR66 Brown
Ex: Winsor/Garrett/Brand/Ford Specimen
Tied for Finest Known
1773 PENNY Virginia 'Penny' PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC. Newman
1-A. Ex: Ford. No Period, Six Harpstrings. 135.7 gn, per Ford
catalog. The very rare proof pattern penny, identified by a wide
beaded rim. The strike is needle-sharp, and the deep brown and
steel-blue surfaces are gorgeously undisturbed by the passage of
time. The 2013 Guide Book plate coin, page
45. Also photographed in Eric Newman's ANS-published 1956
attribution reference. PCGS has certified only eight pieces in all
grades. Population: 2 in 66 Brown, 0 finer (6/12).Ex: Richard B. Winsor Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 12/1895), lot 68; John G. Mills Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 4/1904), lot 102; Virgil Brand Collection; F.C.C. Boyd Collection; John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII (Stack's, 1/2005), lot 45.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2TVV, PCGS# 246, Greysheet# 73)
Auction Info
2012 August 2-5 US Coins Signature Auction- Philadelphia #1173 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2012
2nd-5th
Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 19
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