1788 VT 1/2P Bust Right, RR-27, BN MS(PCGS#800841)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

229

等级

AU50BN

价格

23,733

详细说明

1788 Vermont Copper. RR-27, Bressett 18-W, W-2205. Rarity-2. Bust Right. AU-50 (PCGS). 120.8 grains. Richly original copper brown patina is seen on both sides of this handsome piece. One or two very minor obverse and reverse rim nicks are noted, as are a tiny dig in the field at the base of the shield and a faint carbon spot before the seated figure's knee. The strike is well centered, although isolated portions of the denticulation are soft. All major design elements are bold, the date is essentially full, and there is plenty of sharper detail to the central devices on both sides. Hard and glossy, close inspection with a loupe reveals only the tiniest pitting that is hardly worth mentioning. RR-27 constitutes a distinct die pairing in the Vermont copper series, the obverse with a rounded head similar to that seen on certain Connecticut coppers of the date, the seated figure punch used on the reverse is the same as that of the counterfeit coppers Vlack 9-76B and 15-86NY. There is little doubt, therefore, that this variety is a product of the Machin's Mills operation near Newburgh, New York. While RR-27 is one of the more plentiful Vermont copper varieties in an absolute sense (Carlotto, 1993, states that more than 1,250 examples are known), high quality planchets such as this can be difficult to come by. The present example is near the low end of the high grade range for the variety, not Condition Census, but far nicer than the majority seen. Provenance: From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) Frontenac Sale, November 1991, lot 401. The plate coin for the variety in the 1993 reference on Vermont coppers by Tony Carlotto. PCGS# 800841. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.