August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1788 Vermont Copper. RR-31, Bressett 24-U, Vlack 22-88VT, W-2260. Rarity-4. GEORGIVS III REX. VF-35 (PCGS).
140.2 grains. Muling a counterfeit halfpenny obverse with a Vermont reverse, the RR-31 is a late product of the Machin's Mills mint and is just one of five different die combinations of Vermont reverse U that intertwine the Vermont, Connecticut, and Machin's Mills series. Though this reverse was used repeatedly, the counterfeit halfpenny obverse is ironically not known mated with a Britannia reverse to create an actual counterfeit halfpenny. It was undoubtedly an unused die that was pressed into service at Machin's Mills to create whatever garbage could be pressed into circulation as the coppers market was falling apart. The present example displays a partial frame of obverse denticles around an otherwise full design that is missing only the finer detail to the portrait - a combination of striking deficiency and light wear. There is essentially no border denticulation on the more softly defined reverse, impression on that side off center to 7 o'clock with all but the very tops of a few date digits off the flan. Surfaces are microporous with fine pitting overall, reverse even medium brown, obverse with blended olive and golden-brown and a touch of glossiness that points to an old, light cleaning. Still, with sufficient detail and no sizable or otherwise singularly mentionable blemishes, this is nearly as nice as may be found on this crude Machin's Mills product made in 1789. It is a coin that would make a significant addition to many Vermont cabinets.
PCGS# 687737. BASE PCGS# 572. NGC ID: 2B5G.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection.
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| Price realized | 2'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 3'500 USD |
