1785 VT 1/2P Vermonts, BN
1786 VT 1/2P Vermontensium, BN

1785 VT 1/2P Vermontis, BN (Regular Strike)

Series: U.S. Colonial Issues

PCGS AU50BN

PCGS AU50BN

CLOSEUP OF VERMONTIS

CLOSEUP OF VERMONTIS

PCGS XF45BN

PCGS XF45BN

PCGS #:
542
Designer:
N/A
Edge:
N/A
Diameter:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
Mintage:
N/A
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Other
Auction Record:
$70,500 • VF30 • 01-07-2015 • Heritage Auctions

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 Est. MS63

The Bennington Museum.
2 PCGS AU55
3 PCGS AU50

"The E Pluribus Unum Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 18, 2020, Lot 4196 - $3,840. RR-4. 104.2 grains. Uniface reverse. 
4 PCGS XF45

Stack's Bowers, June 23, 2020, Lot 201 - $12,000. RR-4. 101.2 grains.
4 PCGS XF45

Sylvester S. Crosby; Lorin G. Parmelee, 1882. As "Fine." "The Lorin G. Parmelee Collection," New York Coin and Stamp Company, June 27, 1890, Lot 487 - $5.25; unknown intermediaries. As "VF30 or better." "The Ezra Cole Collection," Bowers and Merena, January 25, 1986, Lot 1159 - $2,860. As PCGS XF45 #40184657. "The E Pluribus Unum Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 18, 2020, Lot 4195 - $14,400. RR-4. 116.4 grains. Flipover doublestrike with second strike brockage.
4 PCGS XF45

As "Extra Fine 40." "The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection," Bowers and Merena, May 1996, Lot 62 - $4,070; Anthony Terranova; Lawrence R. Stack, November 2006. As PCGS XF45 #46767162. "The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 24, 2023, Lot 8380 - $15,600. RR-4. 128.4 grains.
7 PCGS XF40 PCGS XF40

As "VF30 or better." "The Dr. Gordon Smith Collection," Bowers and Merena, September 9. 1986, Lot 770 - $385. As "VF35." "The Marvin P. Matlock, M.D. Collection," Bowers and Merena, March 22, 1991, Lot 1052 - $797.50. As PCGS VF30 #28624158. "The Charles A. Wharton Collection,"  Stack's Bowers, February 2014, Lot 362 - $2,585. As PCGS XF40 #28773207. RR-4. Prominent planchet flaw across the upper obverse.
7 PCGS XF40

As "Very Fine." "The Richard Picker Collection," Stack's, October 24, 1984, Lot 250; McCawley-Grellman, November 2001, Lot 268. As PCGS XF40 #50449699. "The Ross Family Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 26, 2024, Lot 1288 - $14,400. RR-4. 132.2 grains.
#1 Est. MS63

The Bennington Museum.
#2 PCGS AU55
#3 PCGS AU50

"The E Pluribus Unum Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 18, 2020, Lot 4196 - $3,840. RR-4. 104.2 grains. Uniface reverse. 
#4 PCGS XF45

Stack's Bowers, June 23, 2020, Lot 201 - $12,000. RR-4. 101.2 grains.
#4 PCGS XF45

Sylvester S. Crosby; Lorin G. Parmelee, 1882. As "Fine." "The Lorin G. Parmelee Collection," New York Coin and Stamp Company, June 27, 1890, Lot 487 - $5.25; unknown intermediaries. As "VF30 or better." "The Ezra Cole Collection," Bowers and Merena, January 25, 1986, Lot 1159 - $2,860. As PCGS XF45 #40184657. "The E Pluribus Unum Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 18, 2020, Lot 4195 - $14,400. RR-4. 116.4 grains. Flipover doublestrike with second strike brockage.
#4 PCGS XF45

As "Extra Fine 40." "The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection," Bowers and Merena, May 1996, Lot 62 - $4,070; Anthony Terranova; Lawrence R. Stack, November 2006. As PCGS XF45 #46767162. "The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 24, 2023, Lot 8380 - $15,600. RR-4. 128.4 grains.
PCGS XF40 #7 PCGS XF40

As "VF30 or better." "The Dr. Gordon Smith Collection," Bowers and Merena, September 9. 1986, Lot 770 - $385. As "VF35." "The Marvin P. Matlock, M.D. Collection," Bowers and Merena, March 22, 1991, Lot 1052 - $797.50. As PCGS VF30 #28624158. "The Charles A. Wharton Collection,"  Stack's Bowers, February 2014, Lot 362 - $2,585. As PCGS XF40 #28773207. RR-4. Prominent planchet flaw across the upper obverse.
#7 PCGS XF40

As "Very Fine." "The Richard Picker Collection," Stack's, October 24, 1984, Lot 250; McCawley-Grellman, November 2001, Lot 268. As PCGS XF40 #50449699. "The Ross Family Collection," Stack's Bowers, November 26, 2024, Lot 1288 - $14,400. RR-4. 132.2 grains.
Ron Guth:

The 1785 VERMONTIS is a spelling variant of the 1785 Landscape Type Vermont Coppers (the other two spelling varieties are VERMONTS and VERMONTENSIUM). The pressure to collect all three of these varieties increases the value of the VERMONTIS variant because it is represented by only one die combination (Ryder 4). High grade examples are very rare -- the best is the Gem example that currently resides in the Bennington Museum in Vermont. The Ford:17 About Uncirculated was another notable example. The key to collecting the 1785 VERMONTIS (and all Vermont Coppers, for that matter) is to locate examples that have clean surfaces, a problem-free planchet, and a nice, chocolate-brown color. The VF30 illustrated above features two out of three.