U.S. Colonial Coins
THE SOMERSET COLLECTION - What if you had the opportunity
to go back in time and witness daily life and commerce in
America? How many years would you go back? Fifty? One
hundred? How about over two hundred years? Assuming that
you were able to return back safely to 2013, what would
your pockets contain? Well, a consigner recently brought to
our attention and your collecting pleasure, a grouping of
coins and Encased postage stamps that were lovingly put
away by his family on a contemporary basis since the late
18th century, as if assembling items for a time capsule.
These artifacts as you will see, range from Colonial Coppers
and “Early Dollars”, Encased Postage Stamps and Indian and
Lincoln cents. This is a rare opportunity to acquire fresh
estate coins and encased postage that have never been
offered to the collecting community previously.
904 Connecticut Copper, 1787 COPPER, Outlined Shield, NGC
Graded VF Details
Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left-
”Reverse Scratched”-NGC Details. VF. Dark Chocolate Brown exam-
ple of this Colonial Classic. Contemporary scratches present reason
for “Net” grade. .........................................................
Est $200-300
905 New Jersey Copper, 1786 COPPER, Outlined Shield, NGC
Graded VF Details
1786 COPPER New Jersey Copper, Narrow
Shield VF Details NGC. Curved Beam. Maris 24-P, R.2. A Dark
Chocolate brown piece with lighter toning on the highpoints.
Minor Copper spots probably reason for “VF Details”, minor rim
bump on Reverse noted for accuracy. Scarce variety .
Est $300-500
906 New Jersey Copper, 1787 COPPER, Outlined Shield, NGC
Graded VF25 - Brown
NGC graded VF25 Brown, Maris 48-g, R.1.
Dark brown in the fields with lighter brown on the devices. Solid
surfaces and well struck, slight rotation on the reverse.
Est $300-600
904
905
906
907 New Jersey Copper, 1787 COPPER, Outlined Shield, NGC
Graded XF Details.
1787 New Jersey XF Details NGC. Outlined
Shield. Maris 33-U. Well struck for the series, as the dies for both
sides were badly broken. Burgundy and Light Brown color on
obverse. Some minor copper spots evident within the lettering on
the reverse, (probably account for the “details grade”). Considered
“quite scarce” by Maris...............................................
Est $750-1500
908 Vermont Copper, 1787 COPPER, NGC graded Fine Details
1787 COPPER Vermont Copper, Bust Right — Fine Details NGC, Rev.
Grafiti. Dark Chocolate Brown example of this Scarce Colonial
Classic Coin with a contemporary “A” “B” on the reverse... Almost
looks “sewn”. .............................................................
Est $300-500
1776 Guatemala 8 Reales Used in Colonial
AmericaGuatemala
909 Guatemala, Carlos III Eight Real, 1776-P 8 Reales.
Carlos III 8
Reales, 1776-P, Guatemala, KM36.2, Gunmetal grey color, NGC
Certified VF Details, with a contemporary made hole, probably
worn as a talisman. This coin and others of similar vintage was a
mainstay of commerce in Colonial America. This coin was discov-
ered along with an 1804 King George III, 5 Shilling Dollar, which also
appears to be struck on another 8 real coin which was the custom at
that time. The Guatemalan 8 Real is listed as the key date of the
series in the SCWC and valued at $2500 in VF............
Est $850-1700
U.S. Encased Postage
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Archives International Auctions, Part XV
June 4, 2013
Archives International Auctions
