1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 9-R, W-2860. Rarity-4+. Mailed Bust Left, IND, 1787 over 1788. VF-30 (PCGS).
117.4 grains. Deep steel brown and largely glossy, though there is some minimal granularity visible under magnification. One small orange spot is noted near the chin, revealing a bit of old work on a trivial spot. Centered slightly high on both sides, with the obverse legends and highest leaves close to the upper border, while the reverse has lost only the dentils in the corresponding area. The obverse is flecked with some natural flan porosity and gentle intermittent striations but has a very balanced look overall. The reverse is quite similar, but thankfully the fully expressed date allows for close study of the interesting die reworking that makes this variety memorable. In fact, the reworking can be seen on most of the letters on the reverse, and quite dramatically so. A very pleasing example of this interesting variety. According to Randall Clark's research, this reverse die actually began as a 1787-dated die, Reverse H, and thus is "somewhat of a mystery, seemingly a reworking from a 1787-dated reverse H to a recut 1788 date and back to a final 1787 date."
PCGS# 686415.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Kraljevich, April 2014.

Estimate: $2400