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1773 Newman 4-P VA Halfpenny - no stop, seven strings
Obverse: GEORGIVS III . REX .
Reverse: VIRGI NIA . 17 73 .
Weight: 118.9 g (7.70 grams) Diameter: 25.1 mm
Comments: This is a variety without a stop after GEORGIVS and seven harp strings. The obverse can be identified as Newman 4 since in the numeral the top of the second I is closer to the first I than the third. The stop after the III is slightly closer to the numerals than REX. Also in REX the E is closer to the R than the X. This obverse was combined with reverses G, O and P.
The reverse is identified as Newman P for the V in VIRGINIA is low and touches a leaf while the G is higher and closer to the R. The second I has been recut, with part of the earlier version seen at the right side of the letter. The stop after the A is centered while the stop after the 3 is nearer the top of the numeral. Reverse P is only found with obverse 4 and is assigned a rarity of 6 by Newman. This example shows a large die break from the top of the 1 stretching almost to the stop after the A. There is also a break from the 1 through the center of the 7 to the crown.
Provenance: From the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Collection.
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1773 Newman 26-Y VA Halfpenny - with stop, eight strings
Obverse: GEORGIVS . III . REX .
Reverse: VIRGI NIA . 17 73 .
Weight: 121.9 g (7.90 grams) Diameter: 25.0 mm
Comments: This is a variety with a stop after GEORGIVS and eight harp strings. The obverse can be identified as Newman 26 for the second I in the numeral tilts to the left. One can also distinguish a center punch mark that appears at the back of the jaw bone (near the base on the ear opposite a hooked curl of hair). This obverse was only combined with reverse Y.
The reverse is identified as Newman Y for in VIRGINIA the second I and the N almost touch the shield. Also the third of the three lions in the upper left corner touches the edge of the shield. The stop after the A is nearer the top of the letter while the stop after the 3 is closer to the center. This reverse was only combined with obverse 26. This is a rather common variety assigned a rarity of 2 by Newman. Our example is in red uncirculated condition from the Cohen hoard.
Provenance: From the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Collection, out of the Cohen hoard.
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1773 VA Halfpenny - seven strings
Obverse: GEORGIVS [?] III . RE[X .]
Reverse: VIRGI [NIA .] 17 73
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Weight: 113.2 g (7.34 grams) Diameter: 24.8 mm
Comments: The obverse of this example has lost much of the upper rim so that most of the S in GEORGIVS is lost; therefore we cannot determine if there was a stop or not. The reverse is one of the 15 varieties that has a harp with seven strings. A well circulated and worn specimen.
Provenance: Donated to Notre Dame in 1887 as part of a 2,300 item coin collection (see: The Notre Dame Scholastic, vol. 21 (September 1887) 45.
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