1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 2-D, W-4405. Rarity-1. Mailed Bust Right. AU-58 BN (NGC).

Certainly an above average example of this popular and readily attributable variety in the later Connecticut copper series. Warmly patinated in ruddy-brown, tinges of deep rose are also evident as the coin rotates under a light. The surfaces are generally hard and tight, some natural planchet roughness confined to the centers, and minimal in an example of this often significantly flawed variety. The planchet has a slightly irregular shape along the upper obverse and lower reverse borders, to no great detriment as the strike is generally well centered with only the top of the letters LI on the reverse off the flan. The date is full, and all other major design elements are bold to sharp except for those in the centers, affected by the aforementioned roughness. As a Rarity-1 die marriage of a late-dated Connecticut, it is not surprising to learn that many high grade specimens exist for the 1788 Miller 2-D. Many of these have been called EF or AU over the years, as here, and such pieces are always in demand for both high quality type and variety purposes.

PCGS# 397. NGC ID: 2B38.