Struck Copies of Colonial Coins and Related
"1778" (1860s) Non Dependens Status Copper. Robinson Copy. Kenney-6, W-15255. Silver. MS-63 (PCGS).
121.4 grains. Richly and originally toned over frosty, fully struck design elements and well mirrored fields. The unique original Non Dependens Status copper is one of the most enigmatic issues in all of U.S. numismatics, for nothing is known of its origin or even the nature of the design. In the cradle days of the popularity of American numismatics a lot of ink was expended on this mysterious "colonial." That coin, ex Byron White, realized $9,000 as lot 253 in our June 2020 sale of the Q. David Bowers Collection. Circa 1860 George Hampden Lovett prepared copy dies at the request of Alfred S. Robinson, from which 100 impressions were made in copper and six in silver. As an example in the latter composition, the present specimen is a noteworthy rarity in its own right that is sure to have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced collection of early American coinage.
PCGS# 826490.
From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. From our (Stack's) Americana Sale of January 2008, lot 5788. Lot tag included.
Estimate: $750