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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Rosa Americana series of Colonial & Post-Colonial Issues in the U.S. Coins contains 5 distinct entries with CPG® values between $95.00 and $7,500.00.
William Wood, an Englishman, obtained a patent from King George I to make coins for Ireland and the American colonies. The first pieces struck were undated; others bear the dates 1722, 1723, 1724, and 1733. The Rosa Americana pieces were issued in three denominations—half penny, penny, and twopence—and were intended for America. This type had a fully bloomed rose on the reverse with the words ROSA AMERICANA UTILE DULCI ("American Rose—Useful and Sweet"). The obverse, common to both Rosa Americana and Hibernia pieces, shows the head of George I and the legend GEORGIUS D:G MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIB: REX ("George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland") or abbreviations thereof. Rosa Americana coins, however, were rejected by the American colonists. The coins are made of a brass composition of copper and zinc (sometimes mistakenly referred to as Bath metal). Planchet quality is often rough and porous.

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  Rosa Americana Value Range Favorite
Rosa Americana Value Range  
1723 1/2 P Rosa Americana, Uncrowned Rose MS BN
$495
-
$7,000
$495 - $7,000
1723 1/2 P Rosa Americana, Crowned Rose MS BN
$235.00
-
$7,500
$235.00 - $7,500
1723/2 1/2 P Rosa Americana, Uncrowned MS BN
-
 
1723 1P Rosa Americana MS BN
$95.00
-
$3,750
$95.00 - $3,750
1723 2P Rosa Americana MS BN
$130.00
-
$5,000
$130.00 - $5,000

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Rosa Americana series of Colonial & Post-Colonial Issues in the U.S. Coins contains 5 distinct entries with CPG® values between $95.00 and $7,500.00.
William Wood, an Englishman, obtained a patent from King George I to make coins for Ireland and the American colonies. The first pieces struck were undated; others bear the dates 1722, 1723, 1724, and 1733. The Rosa Americana pieces were issued in three denominations—half penny, penny, and twopence—and were intended for America. This type had a fully bloomed rose on the reverse with the words ROSA AMERICANA UTILE DULCI ("American Rose—Useful and Sweet"). The obverse, common to both Rosa Americana and Hibernia pieces, shows the head of George I and the legend GEORGIUS D:G MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIB: REX ("George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland") or abbreviations thereof. Rosa Americana coins, however, were rejected by the American colonists. The coins are made of a brass composition of copper and zinc (sometimes mistakenly referred to as Bath metal). Planchet quality is often rough and porous.

Catalog Detail