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James II tin 1/2 Penny 1685 MS61 NGC, S-3419, Peck-539. The sole graded 1685 example of this very rare tin issue by either NGC or PCGS, and incredibly preserved in Mint State. Produced solely to help prop up the struggling Cornish tin industry, tin Farthings and Halfpennies were struck from 1684 through to 1692 before being phased out due to unpopularity and were subsequently replaced with copper equivalents. This piece exhibits a superb portrait of James, boldly rendered and lit with original mint luster, the surfaces almost entirely free from the corrosion which blights so many of this series. Near-unbeatable for eye appeal and unmatched in technical grade.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
James II tin 1/2 Penny 1685 MS61 NGC, S-3419, Peck-539. The sole graded 1685 example of this very rare tin issue by either NGC or PCGS, and incredibly preserved in Mint State. Produced solely to help prop up the struggling Cornish tin industry, tin Farthings and Halfpennies were struck from 1684 through to 1692 before being phased out due to unpopularity and were subsequently replaced with copper equivalents. This piece exhibits a superb portrait of James, boldly rendered and lit with original mint luster, the surfaces almost entirely free from the corrosion which blights so many of this series. Near-unbeatable for eye appeal and unmatched in technical grade.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD