1786 VERMONT COPPER -
RYDER 8PCGS No:
545
Rarity:
Very Scarce
Variety equivalents:
Breen 713, Bressett 6-E
Notes:
This was the only use of the obverse die.
The reverse die of this
variety was also used on:
1786 Ryder 7
Attribution keys:
Obverse - VERMONTENSIUM, 9 trees, recut 1 in date, sun ray points to
center of the base of S in RES
Reverse - same as 1786 Ryder 7 - extra dot
by the period between QUARTA and DECIMA
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Images courtesy of Early
American History Auctions
Recent appearances:
Choice Extremely Fine (illustrated above). Ex -
Early American History Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid Sale, August 25, 2001,
Lot 1425, where it was described as follows: "1786 VT Copper,
Landscape Type, "VERMONTENSIUM," Ryder-8, Choice Extremely
Fine. 119.1 grains. Dark olive, with tan high points and a
reddish area on the right side of the obverse. Normal, light
planchet flaws (as made) plus a faint old, vertical scratch appears on
the left side of the obverse. The front of the coin is well
centered and shows a crystal clear date; the reverse is slightly
off-center. This is easily the scarcest of the VERMONTENSIUM
varieties and this is one of the better examples to ever appear on the
market. Sharp and very distinct, this is an excellent coin for the
quality minded collector."
VF-20+. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
18, "Ryder-8, Landscape, VERMONTENSIUM, Rarity-4", illustrated, sold
for $632.50 PCGS VF-20 (illustrated below). Ex - Early American History
Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid Sale, October 14, 2000, Lot 1011, where it was
described as follows: "Deep, medium brown colors. Struck on a
slightly granular but essentially problem-free planchet that is
head-and-shoulders above the norm. The strike is nice and even, with all
design elements and legends readable. The date is bold and completely on
the planchet."
PCGS VF-20. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
16, "Ryder-8, Rarity-4-", illustrated, not sold
F-12. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003, Lot
17, "Ryder 8, Landscape, VERMONTENSIUM, Rarity-4-", illustrated, sold
for $184.00 From the collection of Mike Bristow
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Copper Coins of
Vermont" by Tony Carlotto
"The Colonial Coins of
Vermont" by Hillyer Ryder
"Vermont Copper
Coinage" by Kenneth Bressett (Chapter 11 in "Studies on Money in
Early America" by Eric P. Newman and Richard C. Doty)
"Walter Breen's Complete
Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
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