1788 VT 1/2P ET LIB INDE, BN
1779 AE Medal Rhode Island, "vlugtende" Below Ship Betts-561

1788 VT 1/2P Georgivs III Rex, BN (Regular Strike)

Series: U.S. Colonial Issues

PCGS AU53BN

PCGS AU53BN

PCGS XF45BN

PCGS XF45BN

PCGS XF40BN

PCGS XF40BN

PCGS #:
572
Designer:
N/A
Edge:
N/A
Diameter:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
Mintage:
N/A
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Other
Auction Record:
$14,950 • VF20 • 01-01-2009 • Stack's
Major Varieties
  • 1788 VT 1/2P Georgivs III Rex, BN
Die Varieties

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PCGS AU53

Stack's Bowers, June 23, 2026, Lot 1199 - $4,880. RR-31.
2 PCGS XF45

June 23, 2026, Lot 1200 - $9,150. RR-31.
3 PCGS XF40

"The Richard August Collection," Stack's Bowers, March 17, 2026, Lot 1468 - $2,880; "The RUATWINCOIN Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). RR-31. 
3 PCGS XF40

As "Very Good." "The Andrew C. Zabriskie Collection," Henry Chapman, June 1909, Lot 55 - 50¢; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd. As "Technically Very Fine." "The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part I," Stack's, October 2003, Lot 69 - $3,000; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. As PCGS XF40 #46767233. "The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 24, 2023, Lot 8427 - $1,740. RR-31. 129.8 grains. 
3 PCGS XF40

RR-31.
6 PCGS VF35

"The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 23, 2024, Lot 6159 - $2,400. RR-31. 
7 PCGS VF30

"The Siesta Key Collection," Heritage Auctions, August 31, 2025, Lot 3607 - $3,960; "The Sean Ryan Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). RR-31.
7 PCGS VF30

RR-31.
7 PCGS VF30

RR-31.
#1 PCGS AU53

Stack's Bowers, June 23, 2026, Lot 1199 - $4,880. RR-31.
#2 PCGS XF45

June 23, 2026, Lot 1200 - $9,150. RR-31.
#3 PCGS XF40

"The Richard August Collection," Stack's Bowers, March 17, 2026, Lot 1468 - $2,880; "The RUATWINCOIN Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). RR-31. 
#3 PCGS XF40

As "Very Good." "The Andrew C. Zabriskie Collection," Henry Chapman, June 1909, Lot 55 - 50¢; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd. As "Technically Very Fine." "The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part I," Stack's, October 2003, Lot 69 - $3,000; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. As PCGS XF40 #46767233. "The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 24, 2023, Lot 8427 - $1,740. RR-31. 129.8 grains. 
#3 PCGS XF40

RR-31.
#6 PCGS VF35

"The Sydney F. Martin Collection," Stack's Bowers, August 23, 2024, Lot 6159 - $2,400. RR-31. 
#7 PCGS VF30

"The Siesta Key Collection," Heritage Auctions, August 31, 2025, Lot 3607 - $3,960; "The Sean Ryan Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). RR-31.
#7 PCGS VF30

RR-31.
#7 PCGS VF30

RR-31.
P. Scott Rubin: The 1788 Vermont Georgivs III Bust Right Copper is a very scarce coin that was obviously made in the Machin Mills mint by Vermont-authorized minter Thomas Machin. This variety is known to Vermont specialists as RR-31 or Bressett 24-U. The obverse of this variety reads GEORGIVS III REX, rather than the appropriate motto VERMON AUCTORI. The punch used for the head of George III is the same punch used to create VERMON AUCTORI worded Vermont issues. The reverse die known as Bressett U was used to create four other Vermont Coppers: RR-25, RR-28, RR-29 and RR-39.

The obverse die is in ways a companion piece to RR-13, also known as Bressett 17-V or the Brittania reverse. In the case of Ryder 13, the obverse die contains the normal Vermont legend of VERMON AUCTORI, while the reverse legend is BRITANNIA. Thus, we have two coins in the Vermont series where half the coin matches a British Halfpenny. Were the RR-13 and R-31 joined together, they would make one whole Vermont Copper and one whole British Halfpenny.