Rosa Americana Penny

382, Lot: 596. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES, Colonial & Related. Pre-Revolutionary Imports. CU Penny (27mm, 8.41 g, 11h). Wood’s ‘Rosa Americana’ type. Mint in London or Bristol. Dated 1722. Laureate head of George I right; stop centered after X in REX / Uncrowned rose; rosettes after final A in AMERICANA and date. Whitman W-1268; Martin 2-D; Breen 116. VF, rough brown surfaces.

From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.