Connecticut Copper
1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 9-R, W-2860. Rarity-4+. Mailed Bust Left, IND, 1787 over 1788. EF-45 (PCGS).
125.0 grains. One of the most fascinating of all Connecticut varieties, using the anomalous reverse legend IND ET LIB and showing a fascinating naked-eye overdate. Nice deep steel brown with some shallow and scattered surface verdigris intermingled with glossy and relatively smooth surfaces, likely indicative of a ground provenance. Nicely struck and well centered, with some degree of visible denticles everywhere but the left side of the reverse. The shield details are complete and show exceptional boldness. The planchet is a bit crude through NEC of CONNEC and another smaller planchet fissure is seen on the obverse portrait’s forehead. This unusually sharp example shows all of this distinctive variety’s characteristics boldly.
PCGS #352 and #686415.
From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.
Estimate: $1200