1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Martin 2.11-C.8, W-1264. Rarity-5. UTILE

Superb 1722 Utile Dulci Rosa Americana 1d Boyd-Ford-Martin 1722 Rosa Americana Penny. Martin 2.11-C.8, W-1264. Rarity-5. UTILE DULCI. MS-64 (NGC). An exceptional specimen we last offered in Part I of the Sydney F. Martin Collection, where we described it as: Delightful, original medium brown surfaces with frosty luster gleaming through the brassy-yellow color in the protected areas. Predominantly hard and slightly reflective with just a few traces of minutely rough planchet texture in a few small areas of the fields. Well preserved with no contact marks that catch the eye and no trace of wear. Nicely struck on a slightly underweight planchet. Excellent definition throughout. A lovely and well pedigreed example of either the date, legend type, or perhaps as a representative of the Martin 2-C die group. Obverse group 2 is characterized by a stop after REX and reverse group C by the placement of a stop after AMERICANA combined with a rosette after the date. This piece is also the finest of which we are aware for the die pair. Even if there are other unattributed high grade examples out there, Rosa Americana pennies don't get much nicer than this. Even today, seeing this one evokes a strongly positive reaction. This is a really nice coin, one we're glad to have the chance to see and handle again. Provenance: From the Winslet Collection. Earlier ex Henry Chapman, February 1919, privately; F.C.C. Boyd; Boyd estate; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IX, May 2005, lot 112; Sydney F. Martin; our sale of the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Part I, October 2022, lot 1188. PCGS# 113. NGC ID: 2ASP. Click here for certification details from NGC.

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