1785 VT 1/2P Vermonts, RR-2, BN MS(PCGS#800844)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1176

Grade

VF30BN

Price

9,150

Lot Description

This is one of the most dramatic, significant Vermont copper errors that we can ever recall offering. The reverse (mounted as the obverse in the PCGS holder), is properly struck, albeit somewhat off center to 3 o'clock and soft at the upper right and lower peripheries. Wear is moderate, although otherwise even, with all central design elements bold, most peripheral lettering clear. The Landscape obverse is nowhere to be seen, its place instead taken by a sharp early brockage of the reverse design that is crisp throughout the all-seeing eye, rays, stars, and letters in QUARTA and STELLA. The left periphery is soft with little trace of an incuse DECIMA. There is a shallow, straight planchet clip just past 6 o'clock relative to the reverse. Handsome olive-copper and medium brown patina overall, the surfaces lightly granular, yet free of significant marks. This is a true specialist's coin, whether they are a Vermont copper enthusiast or more expansive collector of major mint errors, and it will surely see spirited bidding.