Lot 2169
Great Britain. Copper "Royal Farthing" (1625-49). Charles I. S-3189. Mintmark bell on obverse (struck 1634-35). These earliest of coppers, which first appeared in the previous reign, are really tentative efforts by the mint to produce small change for the masses of citizens. Wretched is what most of them are today, ugly and blackish gray, bent and damaged, full of bronze diseases. That's the norm. Here, however, is a most happy exception, which NGC claims is Mint State for its sharpness, and it most probably is, but traditional collectors of these would probably label it "Good EF" and would be thrilled to find it! Wear or its absence is axiomatic in such coins as these, where rarity rules. The obverse shows a small, light scratch revealing bright copper. NGC graded MS-62 Brown.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
The Cheshire Collection.
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| Realized $173 |
