Colonial Coppers with PDVs (Painted Die Varieties/Inked Attribution) Showcase Image Gallery

1785 CT 1/2P Bust Right, Miller 3.1-L N1BN

M 3.1-L (R4) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Herbert M Oechsner (Stack's 9/8/88:1021); (Stack's 6/14/95:24); Sydney F Martin; Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 137.7 grains.

1785 CT 1/2P Round Head, Miller 6.1-A.1 N1BN

M 6.1-A.1 (R5) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William W Hays; F C C Boyd; (Coin Galleries Stack's Mail Bid 4/12/00:1697); Sydney F Martin; Kevin Vinton 6/14/25.. 1230.9 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy

1785 CT 1/2P Bust Right, Miller 6.4-I F12BN

M 6.4-I (R2) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy prior to Dec 1899 when Hall renamed rev I to D-4) Ex: William W Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer Ryder 1928; Christopher B Young 5/16/97; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 5/20/25:92111); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 129.1 gr.

1786 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 4.1-G VF35BN

M 4.1-G (R3) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; Frederick C C Boyd (Stack's 6/8/94:34); John J Ford Jr; Robert M Martin; William Corbin. 124.5 grains.

1786 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 5.5-M VF30BN

M 5.5-M (R3) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy with attached circle paper label on rev) Ex: William W Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer Ryder 1928; John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:265); Lawrence R Stack 11/06; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 5/20/25:92111); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 137.2 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin..

1786 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 5.8-H.2 VF35BN

5.8-H.2 (R5) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William W Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Henry Chapman: Hillyer Ryder 1928; Hillyer C. Ryder-F C C Boyd Estate Collection (Bowers & Merena 3/31/90:1161); Jim LaSarre via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online FPL 6/7/06); Sydney F Martin (Stack's Bowers Galleries 5/20/25:92117); Shawn A Yancey FPL 9/1/25. 149.7 grains.

1786 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 5.9-Q N1BN

M 5.9-Q (R5) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Frederick B Taylor (Bowers and Merena 3/28/87:2378); (Coin Galleries Stack's Mail Bid 4/12/00:1706); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 103.9 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 2-B VF20BN

M 2-B (R3) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William Wallace Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer C Ryder 1928; Frederick C C Boyd (Stack's 6/8/94:49); John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:285); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 155.5 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P Hercules Head F12BN

M 7-I (R5+) (Canfield PDV of Miller's taxonomy) Ex: (Lester Merkin 10/31/73:155, plated); Frederick B Taylor (Bowers and Merena 3/28/87:2408); Dr Michael Spencer; James E Blake (Heritage 9/5/23:93077). 124.8 grains. Coin World plate coin 1989.

1787 CT 1/2P Tall Head, Miller 8-N F12BN

M 8-N (R5) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William Wallace Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer C Ryder 1928; Frederick C C Boyd; John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:293); Sydney F Martin; Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 133.6 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 25-b XF45BN

M 25-b (R3) (Canfield PDV of Miller's taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield (1849-1926) per PDV style; (Kagin's 9/29/78:1647); (Heritage 4/27/02:7776@$402.50); Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online 6/06); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/20/24:7112@$600). 150.1 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P ETIIB, Miller 26-kk.1 N1BN

M 26-kk.1 (R5) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William Wallace Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer C Ryder 1928; Frederick C C Boyd (Stack's 6/8/94:); John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:323); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/19/23:8289); Lawrence R Stack 11/06; Jeff Rock 7/15/25. 124.4 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P ETIIB, Miller 26-kk.1 N1BN

26-kk.1 (R5) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy, misattributed) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Hillyer Ryder 1928; Jeff Rock (Rosa Americana 1995 FPL #10); (Stack's 3/22/94:157@$220); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 107.3 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 29.1-n AG3BN

M 29.1-n (R6) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield; (Stack's 3/22/94:157); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 131.2 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 31.1-gg.1 N1BN

M 31.1-gg.1 (R3) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Ken Mote 3/20/92; Christopher B Young 6/7/95; Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 136.1 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left VF25BN

M 31.1-r.4 (R2) (Henry Phelps PDV) Ex: 2008 C4 Sale, lot 216; 2020 EAC Sale. lot 23. 141.5 grains. Plated on p 17 of The C4 Newsletter Spring 2024 Vol 32 No. 1.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 32.7-X.1 F15BN

M 32.7-X.1 (R5) (Canfield PDV of Miller taxonomy) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Herbert M Oechsner (Stack's 9/8/88:1105); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 129.8 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 33.7-r.2 VF35BN

M 33.7-r.2 (R1) (Canfield PDV, Hall taxonomy on left obv/Miller taxonomy on right obv) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 5/20/25:92228); Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 141.4 gr.

1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left XF40BN

M 33.16-Z.15 (R4) (Canfield PDV ) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Frederick B. Taylor Collection (Bower's and Merena 3/26/87:2540); (Stack's 11/10/25:23176). 120.5 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 33.30-EE VF25BN

M 33.30-EE (R5+) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy thus 33-39 obv) Ex: William W Hays; Hilyer Ryder 1928; John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:409); Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), 6/ 7/06; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 5/20/25:92281); Kevin Vinton 7/22/25. 129.5 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P INDE over INDN, M 33.38-Z.1 AU53BN

M 33.38-Z.1 (R5+) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: S H and H Chapman 11/1894 by direct sale; William Wallace Hays; John F Ford Jr (John F Ford Collection Part IX, Stack's 5/10/05:421); Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection, Stack's 3/4/19:8297). 126.2 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 37.10-RR VF30BN

M 37.10-RR.1 (R5) (Canfield PDV) Ex: Frederick Canfield; Jim LaSarre via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (CRO 6/06); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/20/24:7259). 146.4 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P ETLIR, Miller 37.11-ff.2 N1BN

M 37.11-ff.2 (R5) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William Wallace Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Hillyer C Ryder 1928; Frederick C C Boyd (Stack's 6/8/94:49); John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:447); Sydney F Martin; Kevin Vinton 6/14/25. 135.7 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P AUCTOBI, Miller 39.1-ff.2 VG8BN

M 39.1-FF.2 (R5+)(Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William W Hays (Charles Steigerwalt 10/1903 FPL); Jeff Rock 3/10/25. 112.5 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 44-W.4 G4BN

44-W.4 (R4) (Canfield PDV) Ex: Frederick Canfield.

1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left N1BN

M 10-C (R5) (Hays PDV) Struck over a NOVA CONSTELLATIO. Ex: Dr Thomas Hall (12/1894); William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; F C C Boyd (Stack's 6/8/94:205); R Gilberti (11/10/00); Neil Rothschild (Houston Money Show 1/23/21:236).

1788 CT 1/2P CONNLC, Miller 13-A.1 VF30BN

M 13-A.1 (R4+) (Hays PDV of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy) Ex: William W Hays; F C C Boyd; Kevin Vinton (Baltimore Whitman Expo 11/14/24). 123.8 grains. Thick white disk with a circled H marking and Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy accompanies this coin of Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy

1788 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 16.3-N VF20BN

M 16.3-N (R2) (Ted Craige PDV) Ex: Ted Craige. 94.6 grains.