1785 VT 1/2P Vermontis, BN
1786 VT 1/2P Baby Head, BN

1786 VT 1/2P Vermontensium, BN (Regular Strike)

Series: U.S. Colonial Issues

PCGS MS63+BN

PCGS MS63+BN

PCGS MS63BN

PCGS MS63BN

PCGS MS62BN

PCGS MS62BN

PCGS #:
545
Designer:
N/A
Edge:
N/A
Diameter:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
Mintage:
N/A
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Other
Auction Record:
$84,000 • MS63+BN • 10-30-2018 • Stack's Bowers

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PCGS MS63+BN

As "Uncirculated." Stack's, August 1978, Lot 40 - $4,250; The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. As PCGS MS63+BN #35782603. "The Archangel Collection," Stack's Bowers, October 26, 2018, Lot 7099 - $84,000. As PCGS MS63+BN #37231896. RR-6. 133.4 grains.
2 PCGS MS63BN
2 PCGS MS63BN

As "MS-60." "The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection," Bowers and Merena, May 20, 1996, Lot 63 - $9,680. As PCGS MS62BN #13855211. Heritage Auctions, January 10, 2008, Lot 2640 - $25,300; unknown intermediaries. As PCGS MS62BN #37231895. RR-6. 142.2 grains. Approximately 340° die alignment.
2 PCGS MS63BN
5 PCGS MS62BN

Stack's Bowers, August 20, 2019, Lot 5065 - $52,800. RR-7. Hints of faded original Mint Red remain in the protected areas at the center. 
6 PCGS AU58

As "Extremely Fine 40." "The Ezra Cole Collection," Bowers and Merena, January 25, 1986, Lot 1160 - $605; unknown intermediaries. As PCGS AU58BN #50024609. Heritage Auctions, March 2008, Lot 72; Heritage Auctions, May 2008, Lot 2165; Heritage Auctions, July 30, 2008, Lot 907 - $8,625; "The Alamo Collection of U.S. Colonial Issues," Heritage Auctions, May 2, 2026, Lot 3431 - $7,930. RR-6. 144.8 grains.
6 PCGS AU58

Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd. As "Extremely Fine." "The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part I," Stack's, October 14, 2003, Lot 24 - $11,000. As PCGS AU58 #50142835. American Numismatic Rarities, October 11, 2004, Lot 6 - $12,500; "The Long Island Collection, Part III," Heritage Auctions, May 8, 2022, Lot 3109 - $38,400. RR-8. 109.3 grains. This example is one of two Ryder-Boyd RR-8s included in the Ford Collection.
6 PCGS AU58

As NGC AU58BN #2040982-009. "The Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IV," Heritage Auctions, May 16, 2014, Lot 30024 - $32,900. As PCGS AU58 #38251964. RR-6.
6 PCGS AU58

RR-8.
6 PCGS AU58

RR-7. Plated in Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins (1988).
6 PCGS AU58
#1 PCGS MS63+BN

As "Uncirculated." Stack's, August 1978, Lot 40 - $4,250; The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. As PCGS MS63+BN #35782603. "The Archangel Collection," Stack's Bowers, October 26, 2018, Lot 7099 - $84,000. As PCGS MS63+BN #37231896. RR-6. 133.4 grains.
#2 PCGS MS63BN
#2 PCGS MS63BN

As "MS-60." "The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection," Bowers and Merena, May 20, 1996, Lot 63 - $9,680. As PCGS MS62BN #13855211. Heritage Auctions, January 10, 2008, Lot 2640 - $25,300; unknown intermediaries. As PCGS MS62BN #37231895. RR-6. 142.2 grains. Approximately 340° die alignment.
#2 PCGS MS63BN
#5 PCGS MS62BN

Stack's Bowers, August 20, 2019, Lot 5065 - $52,800. RR-7. Hints of faded original Mint Red remain in the protected areas at the center. 
#6 PCGS AU58

As "Extremely Fine 40." "The Ezra Cole Collection," Bowers and Merena, January 25, 1986, Lot 1160 - $605; unknown intermediaries. As PCGS AU58BN #50024609. Heritage Auctions, March 2008, Lot 72; Heritage Auctions, May 2008, Lot 2165; Heritage Auctions, July 30, 2008, Lot 907 - $8,625; "The Alamo Collection of U.S. Colonial Issues," Heritage Auctions, May 2, 2026, Lot 3431 - $7,930. RR-6. 144.8 grains.
#6 PCGS AU58

Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd. As "Extremely Fine." "The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part I," Stack's, October 14, 2003, Lot 24 - $11,000. As PCGS AU58 #50142835. American Numismatic Rarities, October 11, 2004, Lot 6 - $12,500; "The Long Island Collection, Part III," Heritage Auctions, May 8, 2022, Lot 3109 - $38,400. RR-8. 109.3 grains. This example is one of two Ryder-Boyd RR-8s included in the Ford Collection.
#6 PCGS AU58

As NGC AU58BN #2040982-009. "The Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IV," Heritage Auctions, May 16, 2014, Lot 30024 - $32,900. As PCGS AU58 #38251964. RR-6.
#6 PCGS AU58

RR-8.
#6 PCGS AU58

RR-7. Plated in Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins (1988).
#6 PCGS AU58
Ron Guth:

The 1785 VERMONTENSIUM is a spelling variant of the 1785 Landscape Type Vermont Coppers (the other two spelling varieties are VERMONTS and VERMONTIS). Three different die varieties (Ryder 6, 7, and 8) make up the VERMONTENSIUM sub-type. Ryder 6 and 7 are relatively common, while the Ryder 8 is a bit scarce. Thus, the VERMONTENSIUM is the most common of the three 1785 spelling variants.

In spite of how "common" the VERMONTENSIUM is, it is very difficult to find high-grade examples, mostly because of poor surfaces, sub-par planchet quality, excessive wear, or any or all of the preceding. A couple of low-end Mint State examples are known, but no Gems are known. Also, no VERMONTENSIUMs are known with more than a tiny fraction of original red color.