1788 VT 1/2P Georgivs III Rex, RR-31, BN MS(PCGS#687737)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8426

等级

XF40

价格

31,457

详细说明

1788 Vermont Copper. RR-31, Bressett 24-U, Vlack 22-88VT, W-2260. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III REX. EF-40 (PCGS). 125.6 grains. Muling a counterfeit halfpenny obverse with a Vermont reverse, the RR-31 is a late product of the Machin's Mills mint and is just one of five different die combinations of Vermont reverse U that intertwine the Vermont, Connecticut, and Machin's Mills series. Though this reverse was used repeatedly, the counterfeit halfpenny obverse is ironically not known mated with a Britannia reverse to create an actual counterfeit halfpenny. It was undoubtedly an unused die that was pressed into service at Machin's Mills to create whatever garbage could be pressed into circulation as the coppers market was falling apart. A full frame of denticles around smoothly worn, light ruddy brown surfaces that are about as choice as may be found on this crude Machin's Mills product made in 1789. The surfaces are subtly textured, with a thin meandering lamination through IND on reverse. Strike is good but insufficient to bring out the fullness of the reverse design, leaving a dimple at center of Liberty, the reverse centered a bit downward, with slight loss to the bottoms of the date digits. Here is about as choice a RR-31 as may be found, a coin that is tied for the finest certified of the type at PCGS. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Ira and Larry Goldberg's Sale of the Benson Collection, February 2001, lot 86; Superior Galleries' Sale of October 2001, lot 344; Jack Wadlington; Anthony Terranova; Stack's Rare Coins, January 2008. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 687737.