1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 7-I, W-2830. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Left, Hercules Head. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).

Quite pleasing overall, especially given the challenge that this variety presents for collectors. The reverse is rotated nearly 90 degrees clockwise from coin alignment and is off center to 6 o'clock with the date near-fully off the flan. The obverse is tight to the viewer's left, yet with less loss of peripheral detail. The centers are soft, as struck, but with the major design elements suitably bold at the assigned grade level. Dark charcoal-copper surfaces are rough overall with areas of light corrosion further explaining the PCGS qualifier. This is the famous Hercules Head obverse die also used in the 1786 Miller 5.3-G and 5.3-N pairings. Its 1787-dated Miller 7-I marriage is a notable rarity with only about two dozen specimens known.

PCGS# 686410.

Ex D. Mituzas. Collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included.

Estimate: $ 1000