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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2006 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale → U. S. Colonial Coins Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 → The Americana Sale → U. S. Colonial Coins Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1120 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe 6 (R-6) EF $7,000.00 70.8 gns. Extremely Fine. Here is an attractive steel gray example that shows just a minimum of actual wear. The planchet is almost completely square in shape, with the left and right sides of the coin being vertically parallel with each other. This interesting effect was caused by clipping the planchet prior to mintage in order to bring it within the proper weight standards. The surfaces...  more 1121 1723 Rosa Americana. Penny EF $450.00 Extremely Fine. Rich, deep bottle green and brown surfaces are quite attractive for this issue. Well struck and very well centered. PCGS XF45. 1122 1773 Virginia Halfpenny. Period after GEORGIVS. 8 Harpstrings CH AU $450.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Strongly struck devices are surrounded by glossy, mostly dark brown fields. PCGS AU55. 1123 1785 Vermont Copper. Landscape Type. Ryder-2. (R-3+). VERMONTS. VF $1,700.00 109.0 gns. Very Fine. Here is a boldly struck example with the lettering and the upper part of the date quite clear. The 'VER' and lower part of the date are off the edge due to an oblong shaped planchet. The 'MA' and top of 'S' at the reverse are also missing due to the odd shaped flan. The tan devices contrast nicely against olive brown fields. The planchet is quite pleasing for the...  more 1124 1785 Vermont Copper. Landscape. Ryder 2 (R-3+). VERMONTS. F $500.00 106.0 gns. Fine or better. The Green Mountains and rising sun are complete and bold on this attractive specimen that features chestnut brown fields and lighter tan devices and legends. The lower left obverse and lower right reverse are a bit weakly defined as a result of strike and inherent planchet flaws. Date is weak but visible on this survivor of a popular Colonial type. 1125 1786 Vermont Copper. Landscape. Ryder 6. VERMONTENSIUM. F to VF $400.00 112.1. gns. Fine to Very Fine. Golden-brown surfaces feature light olive overtones on this well-detailed specimen. Green Mountains are complete, interrupted only by a planchet striation. The reverse, similarly, exhibits some planchet striae. Date is about 50% on the planchet. Here is a great coin for type. 1126 1786 Vermont Copper. Landscape Type. Ryder-7 (R-4). VERMONTENSIUM. VF $1,050.00 Very Fine. This medium brown example is well centered at the obverse, although the reverse was struck a hair towards the lower right. The planchet is generally smooth and glossy, but there are areas of light porosity. A few thin old scratches are found at the obverse. An attractive Landscape with better appeal than most for the type. 1127 1786 Vermont Copper. Landscape. Ryder 8. VERMONTENSIUM. F to VF $550.00 106.7 gns. Fine to Very Fine. Perfect centering is to be found in this olive-brown specimen. Design details and legends are remarkably complete, given some planchet roughness at right obverse and a planchet void at right reverse. 1128 1786 Vermont Copper. Ryder 9. Baby Head F $500.00 104.9 gns. Fine. Smooth, chestnut brown surfaces are lovely for this variety that is oftentimes corroded or flawed. A thin planchet flaw is noted at the obverse effigy's neck, and the legends at the right portion of both sides are weak. 1129 1786 Vermont Copper. Ryder 10 (R-4). Mailed Bust Left VG $200.00 111.1 gns. Very Good. As usual for the variety, this coin exhibits no central design details. Clay-brown surfaces are a bit rough, with a tiny planchet flaw at the central obverse. Scarce. 1130 1786 Vermont Copper. Ryder 11 (R-4). Mailed Bust Left VG to F $150.00 138.4 gns. Very Good to Fine. Lightly granular, chestnut brown surfaces are rather attractive for the variety, with some central details visible in the central devices on both sides. A tiny curved planchet clip and a pronounced planchet cutter lip are noted on this scarce Vermont copper variety. 1131 1787 Vermont Copper. Ryder 12 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right F $150.00 118.2 gns. Fine. Rich, mahogany brown surfaces are mostly smooth and quite attractive for the variety, with only a thin obverse planchet flaw being worthy of note. Only parts of '78' in date are visible. This example is not overstruck. 1132 1787 Vermont Copper. Ryder 13. BRITANNIA reverse AB F $400.00 Fine. Hard and glossy surfaces exhibit some porosity and a small flan flaw at edge; 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 16. Mailed Bust Right. About Fine. Lovely medium brown surfaces exhibit the usual weak central strike; 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 17 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right. Very Good. Medium brown and generally smooth, with a circular mark at the central reverse. 3 pieces. 1133 1787 Vermont Copper. Ryder 14 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right AB F $110.00 111.3 gns. About Fine. Well-centered on the usually seen tight flan, this specimen exhibits dark brown, lightly granular fields and light brown devices and legends. 1134 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 20 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right AB VG $500.00 About Very Good. Dark chestnut surfaces are quite rough; 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 21 (R-4+). Mailed Bust Right. Very Good to Fine in terms of wear. Surfaces are quite porous, with an area of smoothing at the obverse center. Early die state without the break at the tip of the bust; 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 24. Mailed Bust Right. Fine. Uniformly granular, steel brown surfaces. 3 pieces. 1135 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 22 (R-4+). Mailed Bust Right VG $250.00 131.0 gns. Very Good. Fields are dark brown and porous, with lighter brown central devices. 1136 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 25 (R-3+). Mailed Bust Right F $200.00 102.2 gns. Fine. Deep chestnut fields, lighter brown centers define this attractive coin. A tiny mark is noted at the reverse center. 1137 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 27. INDE*ET LIB* EF $450.00 120.8 gns. Extremely Fine. Chocolate brown surfaces are uniformly granular but not distressingly so. Devices are generally crisply detailed, with a few minor verdigris spots on both sides. Here is well-detailed example of this important type coin. 1138 1788 Vermont Copper. Ryder 28 (R-5). Mailed Bust Right VG to F $1,200.00 133.3 gns. Very Good to Fine. Smooth, chocolate brown surfaces are quite attractive on this oftentimes wretched looking variety. Coin is holed at 12:00 on the obverse, and there is a slight bend at the lower obverse. Clearly overstruck on a contemporary counterfeit George III Irish halfpenny dated 178?. Very scarce. 1139 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.3-D (R-6-). Mailed Bust Right CH VF $900.00 140.7 gns. Choice Very Fine. Exquisite mahogany brown surfaces are quite hard and glossy in the fields, while the devices and lettering are a lighter tan tone. A planchet flaw affects the right obverse rim and right side of the reverse. This coin is finer and more attractive than both the Ford and Perkins (2000) specimens. 1140 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.1-A.1 (R-6-). Mailed Bust Right AB VF $190.00 126.8 gns. About Very Fine. Dark ebony brown and uniformly porous, with a few slightly rougher areas and an old scuff on the reverse. Here is a very well-detailed specimen of this rare Connecticut variety. 1141 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.4-I. Mailed Bust Right AB F $130.00 120.4 gns. About Fine and an absolutely delightful specimen. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces dominate the fields, while the devices and legends are a lovely even tan tone. Struck from the terminal state of the reverse die, which exhibits advanced sinking and rust. 1142 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3-D.1 (R-5+). Scholar's Head VG to F $225.00 121.5 gns. Very Good to Fine in terms of detail. Yellow-brown surfaces are uniformly very granular, with a large worm-eaten area at the lower obverse that is either a planchet flaw or corrosion. Here is a scarce popular head type. 1143 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.1-G (R-3). Mailed Bust Left AB VF $250.00 137.0 gns. About Very Fine. Glossy rich chestnut brown surfaces are smooth and problem-free. A tiny mint made curved clip is noted near the 'OR' of AUCTORI, while a tiny rim bruise may be found at the 5:00 position on the obverse. The strike is decent for the variety and the centering is good, with only the tops of some letters touching the rims. 1144 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.3-N. Hercules Head. Mailed Bust Left VF $650.00 122.3 gns. Very Fine. Here is a very attractive Hercules Head struck from a very late, single clashed state of the reverse die. Surfaces are a glossy deep chestnut hue, with just the minor tics associated with circulation. Central strike is a bit soft, as usual, and the centering is a bit off to the right, revealing the variety's long, fingerlike denticles at the left obverse. A single...  more 1145 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.3-N. Hercules Head. Mailed Bust Left VF $230.00 144.6 gns. Very Fine. Dark brown and displaying hard, ever so gentle porosity. Surfaces exhibit the usual light marks associated with circulation but are free of the major planchet flaws that plague this variety. Date is off the flan and the reverse die is in its early stages of failure. 1146 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.3-N. Hercules Head. Mailed Bust Left F $135.00 120.8 gns. Fine. Deep olive brown in tone, with slightly darker hues surrounding the legends and letters. Surfaces are generally smooth, with a touch of microscopic porosity noted under a glass. As with many Hercules Heads, this coin exhibits deep planchet flaws at the obverse center and lower reverse. Struck from the very late state of the reverse die in its single clashed state, before...  more 1147 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.4-O.1. Mailed Bust Left CH VF $160.00 140.2 gns. Choice Very Fine. Exquisite deep olive-brown tones define this coin's hard and glossy surfaces. There are some minor planchet striae at upper obverse, and a more significant one across the lower obverse and upper reverse. Well-centered, with only the bottoms of the date digits falling off the flan. Here is a very attractive specimen of this 1786 Connecticut. 1148 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 1.1-A. Small Head VF $170.00 126.0 gns. Very Fine. Very attractive, deep olive-brown surfaces are quite hard and glossy. There is, however, some unfortunate pitting and verdigris behind the obverse effigy's head. 1149 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4-L. Horned Bust. Mailed Bust Left AB VF $100.00 113.5 gns. About Very Fine. Lightly granular, coffee brown fields surround lighter toned central devices. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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