1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.4-q, W-3415. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left. AU-50 (PCGS).
134.9 grains. Glossy rich chocolate brown with mild accents of light steel on the high points and subtle slate streaks associated with mostly superficial striated planchet flaws. A couple of these, in the right reverse, deserve mention as a bit deeper and more severe, but they are not too distracting on this otherwise very lovely coin that still retains traces of luster. Well centered and evenly struck, with only minor areas of weakness. An interesting variety to study. As Clark discusses, this obverse was reworked from 37.2, already in a state of decay, and has several repunchings and elements strengthened by hand. This is the later pairing of two known for this obverse in its reworked state, and it has further degraded with an interesting network of obverse cracks and bulges in the left field. The reverse also shows a fairly prominent pair of breaks through Liberty's head and pole hand. On this nicely preserved piece, all these elements are very well defined. Called "a superior specimen" in our 2005 Ford sale, which seems valid. Not the finest seen, but seemingly a coin easily worthy of the classic top six Condition Census. The obverse is plated in Clark.
PCGS# 685170.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Lyman Low's sale of the Dudley Child Collection, February 1908, lot 554; Hillyer C. Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IX, May 2005, lot 360; Christopher B. Young, September 2006.

Estimate: $3000