1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.4-C, W-2375. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Right. VF-25 (PCGS).124.7 grains. Glossy light steel and chocolate brown with gentle microporosity in places, but with a very even and attractive appearance. A couple of faint planchet flaws through the neck of the portrait and one at the center of Liberty have been somewhat smoothed by the general wear and are barely noticeable. Nicely centered with clear legends and a strong date. Inked attribution number in the left obverse field. A nice old provenance.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Charles Steigerwalt, (July or Sept?) 1894; William Wallace Hays ( circled H tag); unknown intermediaries; Anthony Terranova, April 2001.
