Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1989

6. 1722 Halfpenny. Obv. D:G:REX. Rev. ROSA AMERI : UTILE. Bath metal, 62 grs., Scott C68. Very rare. Portrait punch on this same as on No.5, differing from that on the regular halfpennies; note jowls; shape of nose, hair below ear and to left, and ribbons behind head. Very likely both Nos. 5 and 6 are patterns, but some did get into circulation, as most of No. 6 are worn. At least one shows evidence of proof status. Wretched alloy which quickly corroded; planchets usually defective and pitted.

7. 1723 Twopence. Aged head. Rev. ROSA + AMERICANA : 1723. Bath metal. 1) Ex Dr. Hall, Brand. 2) Ex G J. Bauer, L. Merkin, Nov. 1968 auction.
8. 1723 Twopence. Normal type. No periods after REX or date, large knobs to scroll. "German silver". Ex H. P. Smith call. Also reportedly in Bath metal, unconfirmed.
9. 1723 Halfpenny. Crowned rose. Type of regular issue, GRATIA. REX. Rev. No stop after date, as usual. Silver, 66 grains, Scott C76. Only two reported: 1) Ex Bushnell, Parmelee; 2) Ex Nelson.
10. 1723 Halfpenny. Similar. GRATIA: REX. Rev.Smaller crown than on adopted issue; larger motto UTILE DULCI; colon stop after date 1723:, Scott C74. Unlike any other Wood's coin. Apparently a rejected pattern. Silver, 70 grs. Unique. Boyd estate.

11.1724 Twopence. Different portrait punch, with very prominent rounded shoulder; MA in obv. legend. Bath metal, about 200 grs., Scott C77. Four known, in various states of preservation (Nelson-Boyd-Ford; Newman; Picker; Bauer-L. M. 11/68:33, J.L.R.). Borders on at least one of them indicate proof status. Pictured in Guidebook and Standard Catalogue. Reported to exist in gold.

12. Same dies, silver, 245 grs. Nelson 17a, Scott C78. The only specimen seen has W W engraved below bust, VIII JVNE engraved in left rev. field. Worn; apparently once William Wood's pocket piece, and supposed to have been struck June 8, 1724. Ex Murdoch 438 (1903).

13. 1724 Twopence. Same portrait punch as last. Different dies; obv. with M • in legend instead of MA, and letters differently spaced on rev. Bath metal, thin flan, 150 grs., Scott C79. Copper: three known, one in JHU; Bath metal: Boyd-Ford; Bauer-L.M. 11/68: 34, Spink. Rumored to exist in silver, but I have not seen one in this metal. Pictured in Standard Catalogue.

14. 1724/23 Penny. Obv. Similar to regular type, but D.GRATIA. Bath metal? Scott C83 says Copper. Two reported, wts. 93 and 120 grs. Pictured in Standard Catalogue reverse pictured also in Guidebook.

15. 1724/23 Penny. Similar obv., different portrait punch, DEI GRATIA and period after X. Rev. as last. Bath metal. Two known, wts. 120 and 128 grs.

16. 1724/23 Penny. As last. Silver. Unique? Taxay says same as No. 18, below.

17. 1724/23 Penny. Similar obv., DEI GRATIA without period after X; rev. as last. Copper. Bushnell: 221, JH U. Said also to exist in Bath metal but not seen.

18. 1724/23 Penny. Similar. Silver, Scott C82. Unique. Ex Parmelee: 552, Bushnell: 222, Mickley: 2333.

19. 1733 Twopence. Issued by the successors to Wood's patent (Wood having died in 1730). Childish bust left of George II, in rounded high relief. Rev. Rose facing partly to right, in exceptionally high relief. Copper. Four known: British Museum, JHU, Boyd estate, Norweb collection. One of the most beautiful proofs ever minted. How many impressions were necessary to get this design to strike up perfectly can only be guessed - perhaps as many as five? Beware of electrotypes, casts, and rubbed-down examples of the Robinson copy. The last named is in low relief, with the rose facing the wrong way and very tall narrow letters entirely unlike the genuine.

20. Same dies. Lead. This piece turned up in a tray of foreign coins and medals, was bought by a NYC policeman, and was consigned to the Morton Sale (Pine Tree, Oct. 1975), where it brought $2,400.