1787 Vermont Copper. RR-14, Bressett 10-K, W-2105. Rarity-3. Bust Right--Overstruck on a Nova Constellatio Copper--VF-20 (PCGS).
133.0 grains. When offered last offered in our November 2012 Baltimore auction, we described this coin as: Medium golden-tan with smooth, hard surfaces and exceptional eye appeal. Obverse well-centered with nearly complete dentils at the circumference, free of distracting marks even under low magnification, reverse centering off a tad to the bottom, the rim there through the date numerals, a few tiny planchet striations, as struck, at the center of Liberty's torso, no other marks of moment present, late die state with sizeable cud and crack above and at Liberty's head. Struck on a Nova Constellatio copper, with the all-seeing eye details of the host coin plainly seen at the center of the obverse effigy, and with a trace of the host's wreath around the upper portion of Liberty on the reverse. A touch more weighty than the 127.4 grains high end of the Carlotto metrology. A choice specimen, one that exceeds Oechsner:1339 and Roper:325 for overall sharpness, and a piece that no doubt exceeds many known examples of the variety and grade combination for aesthetic appeal. RR-14s overstruck on Nova Constellatio coppers are decidedly rare, appearing very infrequently when compared with overstruck RR-12s. While we have sold dozens of regular RR-14s, we have sold only two overstruck ones in the last 15 years.
PCGS# 800831.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex General M.S. Newton, October 1972; from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Dr. Robert I. Hinkley Collection, November-December, 2001, lot 2353; Dan Freidus Collection; our November 2012 Baltimore Auction, lot 6649.

Estimate: $2200