Reverse die for the 1787 New York George Clinton on Standing Indian Copper by C. Wyllys Betts. Copper. 32.5 mm. Choice Very Fine.，Arms of New York at center, date 1787 and EXCELSIOR in the exergue. A rather good copy of the original, though the placement of the date on this die is a conspicuous divergence from the original design. Finely cut and a bit distorted by use. The original host is not identified, though a couple of letters can be found upon close study. Mottled deep chocolate and dark tan with traces of darker surface scale in places. Unique.From our Stacks sale of March 1993, lot 2072.
