View All Vermont Copper Coins

1785 VT 1/2P Vermonts Half Penny

Strike Type
1785 VT 1/2P Vermonts Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1785
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 States Coinage (1776-1788)
Designer
Reuben Harmon Jr. (authorized minter)
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.5g
Diameter
28mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1785 Vermont copper with the obverse legend reading VERMONTS rather than the VERMONTIS or VERMONTENSIUM spellings used on other varieties. The landscape obverse shows a plow with the Green Mountains and rising sun, while the reverse features the eye of providence with QUARTA DECIMA STELLA. The VERMONTS legend is a simplified form used on one of the first Vermont copper issues.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. An early Vermont copper type with the VERMONTS legend.

Cross References

RR-3; Whitman 2190

External References

Error Varieties

No listings found

This category doesn't have any child listings yet.