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1785 PIECE Immune Columbia Piece, 13 Stars, Silver, Reeded Edge, W-1985, High R.6 AU55 NGC. ...
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Description
1785 Silver Immune Columbia, AU55
Diagonally Reeded Edge, W-1985
Possibly the Finest Known
1785 PIECE Immune Columbia Piece, 13 Stars, Silver, Reeded Edge,
W-1985, High R.6 AU55 NGC. Ex: Garrett. Donald G. Partrick
Collection. 87.2 grains. 92% silver, 7% copper. NGC has recorded
the weight of this piece as 87.2 grains, while the Garrett catalog
gave the weight as 133.7 grains. J. Bruce Jackson records eight
examples with weights that fall in the range of 75.1 to 93.1
grains, suggesting the weight in the Garrett catalog was a
typographical error. The weight is nearly identical to the 87.3
grains standard of contemporary British shillings. This is possibly
the finest known example. The PCGS AU55 example, photographed on
CoinFacts, shows extensive rim damage and much more wear than the
presently offered example.Q. David Bowers suggested in the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins that these silver pieces were "Likely made at a later date." However, we compared the reverse of this piece to the obverse of Eric P. Newman's 1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 3-B, and the Newman piece is a later die state, proving that these silver pieces are contemporary issues of 1785.
Vibrant cobalt-blue, gold, and rose toning appear on the light gray surfaces of this attractive silver example. A few scattered marks and trivial rim bumps are evident on this appealing piece.
Like so many others in the series, the exact number of these pieces is uncertain. A population of seven to nine was recorded in the Garrett catalog. Breen called this "shilling" extremely rare, but failed to venture a guess as to how many are known. The Norweb cataloger suggested a total of eight to 10, while Jackson recorded 11 examples in his 1992 survey. Michael Hodder raised the population to 15 examples in the 2004 Ford catalog, while Q. David Bowers said URS-4 (five to eight) in the Whitman Colonial Encyclopedia.
Examples are known both with vertical and diagonal edge reeding. Most catalogers fail to differentiate, although we know of at least four vertically reeded edge coins (Norweb, ANS, New Netherlands 60th, and Newman), and at least two (Robison and the present Garrett piece) with diagonal edge reeding.
Ex: Édouard Frossard (2/13/1883); T. Harrison Garrett; Robert Garrett; John Work Garrett; Johns Hopkins University (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1980), lot 1333; John J. Ford, Jr. (Stack's, 5/2004), lot 284; Donald Groves Partrick (Heritage, 1/2015), lot 5646.
From the Collection of a Patriotic American.
Previous collections from this consignor (Continental dollars and Continental currency) can be viewed by clicking the following links:
The Collection of a Patriotic American -- Continental dollars
The Collection of a Patriotic American -- Continental currency
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AZD, PCGS# 829, Greysheet# 119)
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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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