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1723/2 1/2P Hibernia Halfpenny MS64 Red and Brown PC 1723/2[1/2P] Hibernia Halfpenny MS64 Red and Br

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1723/2 1/2P Hibernia Halfpenny MS64 Red and Brown PC 1723/2[1/2P] Hibernia Halfpenny MS64 Red and Br
<B>1723/2<1/2P> Hibernia Halfpenny MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.</B></I> Breen-153. The right half of the underdigit 2 is obvious, east of the Small 3 in the date. A scarce variety that is almost never encountered in better Mint State grades with some remaining red mint color. This near-Gem is exceptional from a technical perspective, as it remains essentially as made, aside from the inevitable mellowing of the fields and portrait to a pleasing chocolate-brown hue. The centers show some softness of strike, barely of notice on the king's jaw but more evident near the waist of the seated lady. Nonetheless, it would prove a Herculean effort to locate another 1723/2 Small 3 Hibernia Halfpenny of similar quality, and the opportunity should not be lost on advanced Early American specialists. Listed on page 43 in the 2006 <I>Guide Book.</B></I><BR><I>From The Oak Collection of American Colonial Coinage.</B></I>