1787 VT 1/2P Bust Right, BN MS (PCGS#560)
The November 2012 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6649
- 等级
- VF20BN
- 价格
- 13,188
- 详细说明
- Overstruck Ryder-14, Ex. Hinkley
1787 Vermont Copper. RR-14, Bressett 10-K, W-2105. Rarity-4. Bust Right--Overstruck on a Nova Constellatio Copper--VF-20.
133.03 grains. Medium golden-tan with smooth, hard surfaces and exceptional eye appeal. Obverse well-centered with nearly complete dentils at the circumference, free of distracting marks even under low magnification, reverse centering off a tad to the bottom, the rim there through the date numerals, a few tiny planchet striations, as struck, at the center of Liberty's torso, no other marks of moment present, late die state with sizeable cud and crack above and at Liberty's head. Struck on a Nova Constellatio copper, with the all-seeing eye details of the host coin plainly seen at the center of the obverse effigy, and with a trace of the host's wreath around the upper portion of Liberty on the reverse. A touch more weighty than the 127.4 grains high end of the Carlotto metrology. A choice specimen, one that exceeds Oechsner:1339 and Roper:325 for overall sharpness, and a piece that no doubt exceeds many known examples of the variety and grade combination for aesthetic appeal.
PCGS# 560.
Provenance: From the Dan Freidus Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Dr. Robert I. Hinkley Collection, November-December, 2001, lot 2353. Hinkley acquired the coin from General M.S. Newton in October 1972. Lot tag and paper envelope with attribution and pedigree notes included.
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