1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.1-L, W-2325. Rarity-4+. Bust Right. MS-61 BN (NGC).Outstanding quality for both the type and die pairing, this handsome coin exhibits a blend of warm rose-brown and olive-copper patina to both sides. The obverse is well centered in strike, the reverse off center to 7 oclock with the date only partially discernible. All devices that are present are sharply defined except for the seated figure, which is soft overall with original planchet roughness in the center. Satiny and hard with a generally smooth appearance, a couple of minor flan flaws at the lower left reverse border are noted. Likely the finest known survivor from the 1785 Miller 3.1-L dies, this piece is nicer than the flawed AU specimen from the Ford Collection. Worthy of inclusion in an advanced Connecticut copper set.
