1786 VT 1/2P Baby Head, BN MS(PCGS#548)
1786 VT 1/2P Baby Head, BN MS (PCGS#548)
The November 2012 Baltimore Auction
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 6626
- Grade
- VF20BN
- Price
- 1,175
- Lot Description
- 1786 Vermont Copper. RR-9, Bressett 7-F, W-2040. Rarity-4. Baby Head. VF-20. 124.4 grains. Deep chocolate-brown with uniform microgranularity throughout. Obverse nicely centered, rim to top of VE, natural planchet flaws, as struck, at effigy's shoulder, some lightness in the legend, reverse off-center to the bottom, rim through date numerals, planchet flaw and lamination at rim above NDE, no other marks of moment. The Baby Head variety is known for rough and unattractive surfaces, but that never stopped a true collector of the Vermont copper series. PCGS# 548. Provenance: Paper envelope with attribution notation included.