1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.2-NN.2, W-3010. Rarity-7. Draped Bust Left. VG Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).

165.5 grains. Granular throughout with dark, somewhat crusty patina through most of the field areas, while the motifs are a slightly rosy deep tan. The contrast serves to highlight the design nicely and this is certainly not one of those dull "grounders" that seems to pull in all the light. Only a couple of subtle natural flan flaws are noted, likely a bit minimized by wear, but there are also three long thin scratches. Centered slightly high on the obverse but well-centered on the reverse, seemingly on a somewhat compact flan. Most design elements are discernible save for the date. This is the discovery coin for this rare die marriage, purchased by Robert Vlack at the New England Numismatic Association coin show in Hartford, Connecticut in 1977. It was first published by him in the October 1978 Colonial Newsletter, where he described it as a marriage that post-dated the other known uses of these dies, 16.1-NN.1 and 16.6-NN.2. The late die state is easiest to see in the reverse bulge near 2 o'clock, but it is also evident in the shallow definition of the face of the effigy on the obverse.

PCGS# 928126. NGC ID: 2B2X.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Robert Vlack; Joel Jeffries; our (Stack's) Americana Sale, January 2009, lot 7311.