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pieces were issued in honor of William Pitt, a British politician who concerned himself trying to get the Stamp Act repealed.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.
Once believed to be America's first native trade token. This early die state with impressively smooth fields features a rounding of the obverse field is typical of this issue. is An unusually thick Mott token example with die crack extending from the left bottom of the clock. Tied for finest graded by PCGS with just one other coin. CAC approved for quality.
A nice, affordable example of this first dollar coin supposedly produced under the auspices of the Continental Congress.
Pleasing uncirculated specimen of this popular Colonial issue. The Fugio, and all its varieties, are widely collected and quite difficult this nice. The variety has the 4 Cinquefoils on the obverse and UNITED STATES spelled out on the reverse. A real piece of history!
Listed in the Guide Book of U.S. Coins (2020 Ed, page 53-55) as Billon Coinage. These coins were struck by France as general issues for Colonial usage in the New World.
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.
Delightfully smooth for the grade with attractive dark chocolate surfaces. Slight high-point friction is present, although the coin retains complete detail.
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.
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.
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.
CAC approved for quality.
