“1786” Bar Cent Re-engraved Copper. About as Made.

Carved from a worn-out halfpenny sized copper with a ground patina. A fun piece, well executed, juxtaposing the familiar intertwined USA with a reverse type dated 1786 with an anachronistic One Cent denomination. Some marks, surfaces a bit dark. With antique struck Bar copper copies achieving high prices and significant collector attention, this unique piece is something of a prize.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, part of lot 675.