Modern Cast Copy 1785 Vermont Copper. Landscape. RR-5, Bressett-Unlisted, W-2275. Rarity-6+. VERMONTIS. About As Made.95.28 grains. A desirable modern cast copy of a rare contemporary counterfeit issue. Likely produced in the late 20th century, the surfaces are porous in most areas but deliver a somewhat glossy appearance in-hand. The edge has been crudely filed and heavily marked around the circumference, possibly in an attempt to conceal a seam. Similar file marks have tooled away at the borders, eliminating most of VERMONTIS, PUBLICA, and DECIMA. A narrow lip in the style of a planchet cutter clip is also seen above RES on the obverse and above STELLA on the opposite side. The sun, plow and date are smooth but readily discernible, as is the ghost of the all-seeing-eye. Toned in a mottled patina of dark coffee and chocolate brown hues. An important piece that was plated in the 1993 Carlotto reference on Vermont coppers and more recently mentioned in the Spring 2019 edition of the <em>C4 Newsletter.</em>From a Leesburg, VA Collection. Ex Dr. Harold Morrison Smith; William T. Anton, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of January 1993, lot 1026; Chris Young.
