1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 7-I, W-2830. Rarity-6. Mailed Bust Left, Hercules Head. VF-30 Corroded.138.3 grains. An overall rough, granular, dark olive-copper example with particularly bold definition remaining on the obverse. The reverse is devoid of detail along the upper border, lower border through the bottom of the date. Sharper than Taylor:2408 and Perkins:265, the aforementioned impairments can perhaps be forgiven, as such. The Oechsner and Ford coins occupy the Condition Census #1 and #2 rankings for this elusive and challenging variety. The legend and punctuation on both sides are distinct to this die pairing, which represents the only use of the obverse and reverse dies.
