1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 37.8-HH, W-4145. Rarity-5+. Draped Bust Left. AU-53 (PCGS).

131.0 grains. A lovely coin that returns to the auction arena for the fourth time in nearly 50 years, apparently having been held for most of that time by Robert Martin. We described it in his 2019 sale, in part, as follows: "…this example appears to be the finest known, with most known survivors grading VF or less. The obverse of this die pairing almost always has a muddled look, as the die was quite worn when mated with reverse HH; here the look is almost fuzzy, the result of die bounce that created two closely overlapping strikes that Breen called 'chattered' in his 1975 cataloging. A planchet flaw at [the] shoulder looks like 2 parallel lines, while a small planchet flaw is noted to right of shield on reverse. Well struck but from axially misaligned dies, creating a weakness in Liberty's head and lower parts of obverse effigy's drapery." The surfaces are hard and glossy olive brown with nuances of mahogany. Most attractive, the finest we've seen, and from a legendary source.

PCGS# 687267. NGC ID: 2B2X.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Stepney Hoard; Pine Tree's 1975 EAC Sale, February 1975, lot 159; New England Rare Coin Auctions sale of December 1976, lot 8; our sale of the Robert M. Martin Collection, November 2019, lot 5262.