1723 Rosa Americana Penny. Martin 2.7-Eb.3, W-1278. Rarity-4. MS-62 (PCGS).
Attractive olive-brown with soft undertones of brassy-yellow. Frosty in texture and unworn, with some luster remaining in the fields. Just a handful of minute planchet flaws and no real roughness, a tiny void off the nose is a useful pedigree marker. Received a strong strike from an early state of the dies and makes for an impressive example of the type or variety. With the impressive pedigree of Eliasberg-Martin, it's all the more desirable.
PCGS# 905648.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Estate of Louis E. Eliasberg, Jr., March 2010, lot 2052; Heritage's January 2011 FUN Auction, lot 3013.
Price realized | 800 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 1'900 USD |