Often referred to as Pitt tokens, the Colonial pieces were issued in honor of William Pitt, a British politician who concerned himself trying to get the Stamp Act repealed. Attractive, chocolate brown specimen with CAC approval for quality.
Popular New Jersey Colonial issue with nice details.
Wonderfully preserved Rhode Island Ship token. Evenly struck with strong details. Ebony-brown toning covers unabraded, moderately granular surfaces. Produced as a Revolutionary War propaganda medal, made by the British and intended to keep the Dutch out of the conflict.
The 1767-dated coins were struck in Paris and intended for use in the West Indies. Pretty red-brown glossy surfaces with solid luster. A choice example with lovely eye appeal deserving of a 5-star rating. Population of just 2 in 63 Brown with only 1 finer.
Lovely and well-preserved AU example. Light, even wear present across the reliefs. Smooth olive-brown surfaces show hints of original red patina and nice remaining luster. The Hansen Collection holds the finest known example for the date, a MS65BN.
A truly choice example of this popular one year type coin that hails from the first year of production of half cents. Particularly well-struck for the issue, this example is about as nice as you'll find for the assigned grade and is sure to please the advanced collector. CAC approved for quality.
A lovely and choice example of this difficult capped bust half cent. The planchet is surprisingly smooth and clean displaying an overall color of milk chocolate with brick red undertones. A MS61BN example for the date is held in the Hansen Collection number one set.
The 1802 half cent is a challenging date and the key issue in the Draped Bust series. The Reverse of 1800 is so rare as to be almost prohibitive with just a handful known, making the reverse of 1802 the primary collectible variety. The present coin has a even dark chocolate color throughout and nice eye appeal for the grade. The number one set holds a VF20 example for the date.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin.
Popular collector date and Draped Bust half cent type coin with nice luster and a blend of chocolate colors. CAC approved for quality.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin. The scratch goes from 10 to 4 on the obverse, but is only seen when tilted correctly.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin.
Popular collector date and draped bust half cent type coin. CAC approved for quality.
Lovely reddish-brown surfaces with pure milk chocolate surfaces and pleasing eye appeal.
Obverse-The 6 of the date is small and high. The space between the 0 and 6 is equal to the space between the 8 and 0. (On more common Small 6 with Stems variety, the 0 and 6 are closely spaced. Reverse-No stems on the wreath.
