1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.1-H, W-4600. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. AU-50 (PCGS).
118.3 grains. Pleasing chocolate and olive patina over the surfaces. The reverse is relatively smooth and hard, with luster evident in the fields. The obverse exhibits some of this effect, though it displays quite a bit of natural roughness making the nice surface quality a bit more difficult to discern. The obverse shows prominent clash marks and a network of spidery die cracks. Typical weakness in the definition of the effigy's face, but better defined than on some specimens seen. Rather well centered with strong detail. The reverse is shifted a bit to the upper left, and the final two letters of INDE are compromised a bit, but the remaining legends and date are full. The noted roughness is not unusual for the variety, but the nice overall quality seen here is. Only the Hall-Oechsner-Partrick NGC MS-62 BN and an undergraded ANACS EF-45 that brought $4,025 in Keller are somewhat finer among recently seen examples.
PCGS# 687238.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) March 2000 sale, lot 1032; Anthony Terranova; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection, Spring 2019 Baltimore Auction, lot 8396.

Estimate: $1800