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Colonial 1773 Virginia Half Penny Period PCGS 65 BN
 Attractive natural Gem brown surfaces. Well struck. There are several variants of design listed by Newman, this being the variety recognized as period after the date. The April 10, 1609 Charter for the Virginia Plantation included the authority to mint coins, however the colony did not choose to exercise this privilege until May 20, 1773, when the Virginia Assembly authorized the coining of a halfpenny at the Tower mint in London. The dies were engraved by Richard Yeo. The coins were minted of copper to correspond at a weight of sixty halfpence to the pound. PCGS has certified three coins at this level with a mere one finer.
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