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

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8419

等级

AU53

价格

27,962

详细说明

Uncommonly Choice and High Grade 1788 RR-27 Vermont Copper 1788 Vermont Copper. RR-27, Bressett 18-W, W-2205. Rarity-2. Bust Right. AU-53 (PCGS). An uncommonly nice example of one of the most plentiful Vermont copper varieties, this coin was described a decade ago as: Deep golden-brown surfaces appear glossy and hard to the unaided eye, though some surface granularity, as struck, makes its appearance under low magnification. Other than the tiny ticks and fissures in the planchet when struck, no contact marks are seen, even under low magnification. Both sides are evenly centered. We note a rim nick on the reverse at 10 o'clock near ET, and a noticeable natural rim flaw beneath the date. The present specimen is seemingly the ready physical and visual equivalent of Ford:62 (October 2003), and a shoo-in for the Ryder-27 Condition Census as such. Even Liberty's fingers on both hands and her toes are seen without difficulty. An exceptional example of one of the few Vermont copper types that can be found in high grade without a great deal of difficulty. Indeed, most Vermont copper varieties are unknown in such a lofty grade as the present piece. R-27 features a head style that is remarkably similar in appearance to that on R-13, the well-known Britannia variety. Choice for the grade -- the PCGS graders were spot-on for this one. Though many display equal sharpness to this example (and it is a well-made variety), very few are as visually high grade as this. The Craige-Partrick coin graded NGC MS-63 BN is one of the finest, as is the wildly high grade example plated on p.238 of the Howes/Rosen/Trudgen monograph The History and Coinage of Machin's Mills; this piece would fit somewhere below these two pieces among the finest known examples of the variety. The RR-27 is attributed to Machin's Mills based on various style and punch linkages, though its dies are not intermingled with other confirmed products of this prolific minting operation, which would be unusual though not impossible for a Machin's Mills product. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our January 2013 Americana Sale, lot 10745. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 800841. Click herefor certification details from PCGS.