Lot 86
1788 Vermont Copper. "Georgius III Rex". PCGS graded EF-40. The obverse is well struck for this notoriously poorly struck coin, while the reverse shows characteristic weakness. On the reverse, a planchet crack is noted through IND which continues into the right peripheral lettering. Medium brown and choice in color and surfaces. This is one of the tough varieties to find, in fact PCGS has only graded 2 coins of this die pairing, this one and one graded between VG-VF (no numerical grades are provided by PCGS in these grade ranges, just the total number of coins in the VG-VF range is noted in the Population Report). Struck while the reverse die was rotated counter clockwise about 70 degrees. One of the few seen that shows the date, although the lower third of the last digit is missing from a slightly off-center strike. Don't expect to find a better one, they may not exist.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
No provenance information provided.
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