1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.1-Z.19, W-3330. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left. MS-62 BN (PCGS).，This extraordinary coin is sure to appeal to astute Connecticut copper variety collectors. Glossy medium brown surfaces retain flickers of original mint red in the protected areas around many of the peripheral devices on the obverse. The strike is trivially off center to 5:30 on the obverse, 11:30 on the reverse, the only result of which is incomplete denticulation around both sides. Struck from misaligned dies, as are several examples of the variety with which we are familiar, the lower obverse and upper reverse are softly defined with much of the original planchet roughness remaining. Detail is considerably sharper elsewhere, and there are no significant handling marks or other post-production blemishes. The eye appeal is outstanding!<p>This is the finest example from the 1787 Miller 33.1-Z.19 dies that we know of, and it a strong contender for Condition Census #1 standing. The only other serious contender with which we are aware is the Taylor:2497 coin, similarly struck from misaligned dies with nearly identical overall sharpness, although with a prominent planchet flaw. Partially described in our (Bowers and Merenas) March 1987 sale of the Taylor Collection as: "....exceptionally sharp, technically the finest known. Unfortunately, marred by a significantly large wedge-shaped flan crack obliterating part of the second and all of the third date numerals, as well as the upper portion of the effigys wreath." That coin was followed by the Taylor:2498 specimen, EF details yet with a prominent gouge in the center of the obverse. The finer of the two Perkins coins (lot 340) was a granular piece, Net Fine, the Ford:351 specimen was a rough and granular VF, and the Norweb piece was a Good/VG. Clearly this is a superior piece that would be a significant addition to the finest Connecticut copper collection.，PCGS# 370. NGC ID: 2B2P.，，From the LJV Philadelphia Collection. Earlier from Pine Tree Auctions FUN Sale of January 1978, lot 29. Lot tag included.
