1787 Vlack 21-87D Machin's Mills 1/2p PCGS VF30 GEORGIVS III Group III W7970 R4

1787 Vlack 21-87D Machin’s Mills 1/2p, GEORGIVS III Group III, Regular Planchet, W7970, R4, E PLURIBUS UNUM Collection.  This coin has two auction appearances but only described in the Stacks Bowers sale on 11/11/20, where this example was lot #4174 and described as: “1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 21-87D, W-7970. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III, Group III. Regular Planchet. VF-30 (PCGS).  27 mm. 119.4 grains. Light olive brown, the very highest points of the central design motifs are worn to an even lighter, olive brass hue. A well-made, well-centered example, as expected of the die marriage, with some granularity in the fields of both sides. A pleasant coin at the grade level.  From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.”  The coin sold in that auction for $480 and appeared again at Heritage on 07/08/21 as lot #91073 where it realized $456.  I took this coin in trade as a Registry Set collector’s duplicate at EAC 2026 Charlotte on 05/01/26.  PCGS certification# 826960.30/40497046 with “Machin’s, Vlack 21-87D” on the label.