Vermont Copper Coins
Base
About This Coin
Vermont, an independent republic until it joined the Union in 1791, granted Reuben Harmon Jr. of Rupert the sole right to coin copper in June 1785. The first coins show the sun rising over wooded hills with a plow and the legend VERMONTS, VERMONTIS or VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA, with an eye in a glory and STELLA QUARTA DECIMA on the reverse. An act of October 1786 renewed the grant and changed the design to a head with AUCTORI VERMON and a seated woman with INDE ET LIB, the style struck from 1786 to 1788. In 1787 Harmon's partners joined the owners of Machin's Mills in New York, and some Vermont dies were paired with dies of other coppers.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(13)
1785 VT 1/2P Immune Columbia Half Penny
1785 VT 1/2P Vermontis Half Penny
1785 VT 1/2P Vermonts Half Penny
1786 VT 1/2P Baby Head Half Penny
1786 VT 1/2P Bust Left Half Penny
1786 VT 1/2P Vermontensium Half Penny
1787 VT 1/2P Britannia Half Penny
1787 VT 1/2P Bust Left Half Penny
1787 VT 1/2P Bust Right Half Penny
1788 VT 1/2P Backward C Half Penny
1788 VT 1/2P Bust Right Half Penny
1788 VT 1/2P ET LIB INDE Half Penny
1788 VT 1/2P Georgivs III Rex Half Penny
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