1787 COPPER New York Excelsior Copper, Eagle Left VF35 PCGS. Breen-980. It is believed that the rare Excelsior coppers were...

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Choice VF 1787 Eagle Left Excelsior Copper

1787 COPPER New York Excelsior Copper, Eagle Left VF35 PCGS. Breen-980. It is believed that the rare Excelsior coppers were produced by John Bailey to obtain a state coinage contract with New York. While Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont eventually authorized copper issues, New York never did. Machin's Mill and other private mints operated nonetheless. The Excelsior coppers are closely related to the famous Brasher doubloons, and share the same engraver, John Bailey. The present richly detailed piece has granular dark brown fields and lighter tan-brown highpoints. The obverse is well centered. The reverse is slightly misaligned toward 11 o'clock, although only the tops of BUS off the flan. The "Eagle Left" refers to the eagle on the globe, which faces right on a different rare variety. The large reverse eagle faces right on both varieties. Listed on page 62 of the 2007 Guide Book.
From The Troy Wiseman Collection, Part Two.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2B3M, PCGS# 427, Greysheet# 214)

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