1787 Vermont Copper, Ryder 13 BRITAN NIA variety, DOUBLE STRUCK, very rare error

Description: 1787 Vermont Copper. Ryder 13, Bressett 17-V, W-2255. Rarity-1 for the BRITAN NIA variety, but boldly double struck and Rarity-7 for the error. Choice Very Fine, an eye-catching example of this popular variety pairing a Vermont copper obverse and an old Machin’s Mills counterfeit halfpenny reverse. This example was originally in the collection of the late Rob Retz whose non-Fugio collection was sold to Steve Tannenbaum, and then to collector Dan Freidus. In the Stack’s Bowers 2012 C4 sale this piece was catalogued as: 108.6 grains. Deep golden-brown with lighter highlights and uniform microgranularity throughout. Broadly double-struck, the evidence plainest on the obverse where two impressions are plainly seen under low magnification. Off-center on the obverse, rim to tops of VERMON, later die state with cud at tip of bust and vertical die crack across the effigy's portrait, no circulation marks present, reverse with some detail, portions of BRITANNIA and the date plainly seen though the overall sharpness is about typical for the variety, rim flaws and fissures, as struck, from 1 to 6 o'clock. A neat specimen that serves to highlights the mechanical foibles so prevalent in the Machin's Mills coinage. Provenance: From the Dan Freidus Collection. Ex Rob Retz. Paper envelope with attribution notes included. As usual for this variety, grading is done by the obverse as the reverse die was heavily worn by the time this variety is struck; this one does show most of NIA at the left, and a trace of the date. A double strike is a very rare error in the Vermont copper series, and especially so on the Ryder 13 variety. Indeed, I have found just a couple other auction appearances of a double struck piece, the Bill Anton coin sold in the 2020 C4 auction which was double struck at nearly the same angle, but was rough, and a damaged Fine ex Syd Martin that brought $1,200 just a few months back – this one is nicer AND less money than that – how is that not excellent value for your collecting dollar?Accompanied by Steve Tannenbaum’s original handwritten envelope and the lot ticket from the 2012 C4 auction where this appeared.This general type is pictured and listed on Page 56 of the 2024 edition of The Redbook [which has had massive pricing updates, and is now FAR more accurate than it ever has been, even though it resulted in lowering of prices for many common type coins!]. The variety is also listed in the 2020 book on colonials edited by Q. David Bowers, the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins, as W-2255, page 91, though of course not priced as a major error coin. ALL items we sell are sent via insured mail [or Registered mail for items over $500]. California residents must add appropriate sales tax. The pictures are of the actual coin being offered, and have been enlarged in size to show the detail – and we have included photos in black and white as well. We have over 35 years experience as professional dealers in US colonial coinage – and another 15 years prior to that as collectors of the series as well. As always, we offer a full, no-questions-asked return policy of 30 days after receipt of the coin if it fails to meet your needs in ANY way – AND WE OFFER ONE OF THE STRONGEST RETURN GUARANTEES ON E-BAY, though it has seldom been used; please check out our Feedback Profile or e-mail any comments or questions that you may have. Thank you again for your interest, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Price: 1100 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2024-12-02T21:12:09.000Z

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