1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller Obverse 15.1. Draped Bust Left--Full Obverse Brockage--EF-45 (PCGS).
105.7 grains. A wonderful, high quality Connecticut copper brockage strike. When this piece was last offered in our sale of the Robert M. Martin Collection, it was encased in a small block of lucite from which it clearly had no trouble being liberated. A well preserved piece with a stunning brockage impression that is somewhat enlarged in size indicating it received more than one impression from the struck coin sandwiched against it, causing the detail to expand. Glossy medium olive-brown and steel surfaces with no serious marks or roughness and just a few barely noticeable hairlines on both sides. Among the most impressive looking brockage strikes we have handled in this series, and a desirable piece for Connecticut copper and error enthusiasts alike.
PCGS# E409.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Herbert M. Oechsner Collection, September 1988, part of lot 1225; our sale of the Robert M. Martin Collection, November 2019 Baltimore Auction, lot 5330; Anthony Terranova.

Estimate: $5000