1786 VT 1/2P Bust Left, BN MS(PCGS#551)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6632

Grade

F12BN

Price

200

Lot Description

1786 Vermont Copper. RR-10, Bressett 8-G, W-2045. Rarity-4. Bust Left. Fine-12. 109.57 grains. Evenly worn and uniformly granular deep golden-brown surfaces exhibit chestnut highlights. Obverse rim to tops of VERMON, planchet rift through O into field, another at CT, reverse evenly centered, rough and marked in places but not by circulation, tiny rim clip at 86 in date. Other than natural roughness, the present Vermont copper is relatively unmarked. PCGS# 551. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) Sanctuary Sale, June 2003, lot 17. Paper envelope with attribution and pedigree notes included.