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***Auction Highlight*** 1787 Vermont, Britannia Colonial Half Cent 1/2c Graded vf35 BY SEGS (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:366.67 - 733.33 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1787 Vermont, Britannia Colonial Half Cent 1/2c Graded vf35 BY SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1787 Vermont, Britannia Colonial Half Cent 1/2c Graded vf35 BY SEGS. The 1787 BRITTANIA reverse Vermont Copper is one of the more unusual varieties in the series. At first glance, this appears to be an unlikely muling of a Vermont obverse die with a reverse of a British Halfpenny. In reality, this is what is known as an evasion piece, which is a polite way of saying it was a counterfeit coin meant to be a copy of a British Halfpenny. This one was made in America to be used in America. Despite the legends on the obverse, the bust mimicked King George closely enough to pass a cursory examination. At the time this piece circulated, many of the copper coins used by Americans were evasions, out-and-out counterfeits, or a panoply of state coppers. American colonists were so desperate for coins that they accepted these often underweight coppers out of necessity. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win Coin