Lot 20
1776 Continental Dollar in Pewter Newman 2-C Rarity-3 CURRENCY Type. PCGS graded MS-63. Choice light silvery gray with smooth, prooflike fields on both sides. Sharply struck and well centered on a perfect planchet. The only defects are a few microscopic ticks of absolutely no consequence, traces of very fine carbon at the dentils at the top of the obverse, and a tiny splash of wax or some similar substance inside the MARYLAND ring at the bottom of the reverse. This example is quite possibly the finest of the CURRENCY without EG FECIT type, and it certainly was the finest of the type in the fabulous collection of John J. Ford, Jr. A truly beautiful example of our first silver dollar-sized coin, which was proposed as a replacement for our paper dollars. Evidence suggests these pieces were officially authorized by our Continental Congress and that the Newman 2-C die variety offered here was struck in New York before the British captured that city in September of 1776. This lot offers a rare opportunity to acquire a truly beautiful example of what is arguably our most historically significant colonial coin. And it comes with a great provenance. Pop 16; 22 finer.
Estimated Value $80,000 - 90,000.
The Mark Gordon Collection Ex George H. Earle, Henry Chapman 6/25/1912:2133-Hillyer Ryder-F. C. C. Boyd-John J. Ford, Jr., Stack's 10/14/2003:5.
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