Stacks Tonight Vermont Ryder 10 NewP. This is how Fine 12 can be PQ+++

ambro51

ALL Vermont Coppers are Different. You will Never find two exactly alike...and though the rustic flawed planchet is appealing in many cases, and is in fact nearly standard for a few varieties...some are FAR nicer than others. The closer a Vermont Copper comes to looking like an ordinary coin...the sweeter it becomes. The Rupert Mint coins were a miracle in that they even were made under those primitive conditions. They couldn't even bring up the raw metal hot enough to drive out impurities. Planchet stock was morbid. BUT... Every so often, that little disc is copper was smooth and without flaws...the dies were centered, the strike was full. The coin was gently circulated, and managed to stay above ground. Having passed through generations and still going strong, 1786 Vermont Ryder 10.

ambro51

CaptHenway

Fantastic obverse, and the reverse ain't that shabby either!

STONE

<< <i>Fantastic obverse, and the reverse ain't that shabby either! >>

ambro51

I like the "J" style 1 shows in the date. This is a very early die state since a large die crack develops in the left obverse field. The wheat sheaf does not appear to show but maybe by different light angles some of it may show. That very delicate feature was not really acknowledged and verified until Sanborn Partridge write of it in 1974. Richardson suspected it but could not confirm before his 1947 Vermont research publication.

sniocsu

Incredible Vermont copper. I hope to own one like that someday