EAC2025

EARLY AMERICAN COPPER SOCIETY AUCTION 2025 COLONIAL COPIES COPY OF THE SMITHSONIAN BRASHER DOUBLOON

1794 C-4a R3 PCGS graded XF40 . Small Edge Letters. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. Smooth except for a splash of darker reddish chocolate toning at MERICA into the wreath below, and there is some very fine verdigris in that area. A scuff of faint hairline scratches shows on the highpoints of the portrait, but you need a good glass to see it. LDS, Manley state 4.0, Fuhrman state 4, with heavy swelling at the lower curls, fine die cracks on the reverse, and strong die clashmarks. Our grade is VF30 net VF25 , but it has the eye appeal of a slightly higher grade. 1003.40/06749352

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LOT 15

1787 (c1863) Brasher Doubloon Gilt Copper Electrotype Copy AU50 . Nicely preserved gilding with just hints of the underlying copper on some high points. There are a few marks around the A of COLUMBIA and E on the reverse. The scratch on the reverse shield and the fine die lines visible around the devices are as seen on the genuine Doubloon. This important electrotype copy was made at the U.S. Philadelphia mint from the Mint Cabinet specimen of the 1787 Brasher Doubloon, which was found in a bullion deposit circa 1838 and rescued from the melting pot by Chief Coiner Adam Eckfeldt. The original is now part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Ex; Produced by W.E. Dubois at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia circa 1863 - One of 3 examples sold by W. Elliot Woodward 1863 - (probably) Charles Bushnless ~1882 - Private family collection - Colonel Bill Smothers of Midas Coins privately 1960s - Stack’s 8/2019:493 HALF CENTS

BLUNDERED EDGE LETTERS

1794 C-2a R2+ PCGS graded XF40 . Variety with Small Edge Letters. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel. Sharply struck with smooth surfaces, frost in protected areas, and light wear on the devices. This piece is choice except for a light rim dent at ERI. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, Fuhrman state 3, with obvious die clashmarks on the obverse. Graded EF40 by Noyes, his photo #88711. Our grade is net VF30, but it has the eye appeal of a higher grade (The holder is lightly scuffed.) 1003.40/20349609

LOT 16

yes LOT 18

1794 C-4a R3 G6 . Small Edge Letters. Sharpness VG10 with light to moderate corrosion in the fields and protected areas. Partly glossy light to medium brown with olive brown in protected areas. No notable verdigris but there are some obvious contact marks including a scratch near the rim before the chin and neck and several rather strong rim nicks at the top of the reverse. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The edge letters are blundered with ED impressed over FOR. The date is strong and the legends are clear.

Ex Douglas F. Bird (includes the Bird sales ticket)

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