August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.39-s.1, W-3960. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left. AU-55 (PCGS).
133.2 grains. A beautiful specimen with glossy light brown surfaces, nice luster and even a trace of mint red close to the seated figure's outstretched arm. Shallowly defined at the centers which has left some rough natural planchet texture in these areas, but the surfaces are choice and smooth otherwise. A couple of tiny natural flaws will be seen under magnification, as will a faint hairline scratch near the letter U in AUCTORI. Beautifully centered and evenly struck, with the legends complete and nicely spaced from the rims. Just the bases of the first two date digits are compromised by the edge. A curved clip beneath the truncation remarkably does not affect any design details. While only a moderately scarce variety, this is among the nicest we have seen, though both the Ford and Newman coins were far superior. Exceptional quality and eye appeal and much nicer than the Taylor, Perkins and Collection SLT coins.
PCGS# 687353. BASE PCGS# 370. NGC ID: 2B2X.
Ex Anthony Terranova; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers, Spring 2019 Baltimore Auction, March, lot 8305.
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| Price realized | 1'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'500 USD |
