1788 Vermont Copper. RR-19, Bressett 13-L, W-2185. Rarity-4. Bust Right. VF-20 (PCGS).

Boldly defined overall, the date and all peripheral letters are sharp, and the central design elements are well outlined with some sharper detail in the recesses. The strike is trivially off center to 10 o'clock on both sides, with the denticulation absent along the upper left obverse and reverse borders, but evident elsewhere. Evenly patinated in ruddy golden-brown, the surfaces are rough and granular overall, yet free of significant marks apart from a few wispy pin scratches over and around the seated figure on the reverse. Taylor:2076, Newman IV:30033 and Partrick:5790 (earlier Norweb:1285) in EF to AU are among the finest known examples of this scarce variety. Planchet quality for RR-19 is typically poor, as here. The peripheral obverse die break from the letter R in AUCTORI to below the bust is seen on virtually all known examples.

PCGS# 800851.

From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Acquired from Richard August, March 30, 2017. Earlier ex Tony Carlotto.