1760 1/2 P Voce Populi, P at Face, BN MS(PCGS#271)

1760 1/2 P Voce Populi, P at Face, BN MS (PCGS#271)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

로트 설명: 1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny. Nelson-12, W-13950. Rarity-3. P in Front of Face. Fine-15 (PCGS). Handsome medium brown surfaces exhibit considerable gloss for a well worn colonial era copper. The planchet is a bit irregular in shape, the obverse virtually devoid of denticulation and that on the reverse confined to the area from 6 to 12 o'clock. Minor pitting is noted, especially along the lower right reverse border, as is a light carbon spot on the obverse at the letter L in POPULI. Otherwise bold Fine detail wanes minimally along the right obverse and, especially, lower right reverse borders. The significance of the letter P on the obverse of several varieties of the Voce Populi copper is not known, although some have speculated that it stands for either "Princeps" or "Provost." The former refers to the young Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), the Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. The latter refers to Hely Hutchinson, provost of Dublin College. Both of these men are possible candidates for the identities of the various busts depicted on these coppers. PCGS# 271. NGC ID: 2AUC. Provenance: Paper envelope with collector notes included.