1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.29-Z.25, W-3800. Rarity-7+. Draped Bust Left. Good-4 (PCGS).114.0 grains. A significant rarity with just four examples known, featuring an immediately recognizable reverse die that displays intense swelling in the fields. Both varieties using the Z.25 reverse die, this and 33.48-Z.25, are known by just four specimens each. The present variety was discovered by Cyril H. Hawley and the die pair was announced by Edward R. Barnsley in the July 1961 <em>Colonial Newsletter. </em>A second example was found at some point in the ensuing decade and a half and went from Norman Bryant to Q. David Bowers and was sold in the 1975 EAC Sale, lot 257. This is one of just two additional pieces to have surfaced since for a total of four. Most of the legendary Connecticut copper collections of all time -- Taylor, Norweb, Perkins, Ford, etc. -- have lacked this variety. We sold the discovery coin in November 2021 for $5,760 as part of the Norm Peters Collection. This is the lowest grade example of the four known but an attractive coin for the grade with mostly smooth two-tone surfaces and clear diagnostics. A fleeting opportunity for the advanced die variety collector.PCGS# 891589. NGC ID: 2B2X.<strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong>.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Jim Goudge, January 2002.
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