1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 37.10-RR, W-4165. Rarity-6. Draped Bust Left. VF-25.117.38 grains. This is an exceptional example combining superior quality with significant rarity. The surfaces are smooth and slightly glossy, exhibiting dark espresso coloration with bronze accents atop the high points. Nicely centered and well-struck, though subject to swelling around the centers on each side which is typical of this die marriage. The peripheral elements remain sharp throughout and feature prominent clash marks woven within the letters of the legends. Lacking in notable blemishes and quite attractive in-hand. This is a very respectable example of this elusive variety that was missing from the collections of Taylor, Perkins and Ford. It is finer than the Griffee:193 and Craige:11247 specimens and is about as sharp as Collection SLT:7375 and Anderson-Gleckler:5331.From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.
