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Colonial Coinage/Vermont Coppers: The Ryder-Richardson Plate Coin

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Colonial Coinage/Vermont Coppers: The Ryder-Richardson Plate Coin
1788 VT Copper, Bust Facing Right, Ryder 25, Choice Extremely Fine-40. 141.9 grains. Reflective surfaces, formerly lightly porous, now smooth and glossy due to subsequent, light wear. Several old pinscratches in the center of both sides. Very nicely detailed for a variety that was struck from shallow dies to begin with. The importance of this coin stems from its appearance as the plate coin in the Richardson monograph on Vermont Coppers. This piece was once in the New Jersey Historical Society collection and was given to the American Numismatic Society in 1937. In 1984, the coin was de-accessioned and sold by Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions, Inc. to our very own Dana Linett, who then sold it in Early American Numismatics Mail Bid Sale of July 17, 1984 (Lot 366). The front of the coin has two collector's attributions in white ink: "25" below the bust (for the variety) and "3B" to the right of the chin (presumably, someone's designations for the obverse and reverse designations). While this piece approaches the Condition Census, some details are better than on some coins that have been assigned a higher grade. If you want a quality coin that drips with history, buy this one.