1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.3-G.1, W-2400. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Right. EF-45 (PCGS).139.3 grains. Glossy olive brown with some scattered pits that appear to be natural planchet roughness more than the result of something environmental. One light oxidation area around and beneath CO of CONNEC seems to have been addressed and looks both minimal and stable. In fact, it is barely noticed without close study. A few ancient, thin abrasions have long since toned and do not distract in the least. Visually interesting for the late die state and failed state of the reverse that has caused distortion overall and weakness, particularly through the central reverse. The obverse is rather sharp, however, and the piece is both nicely struck and well centered. About on par with Ford’s third specimen and nicer than Taylor’s according to the Perkins lot description, though this is not easy to discern from the plate.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Donald A. Mituzas; George C. Perkins, Stack’s, January 2000:204.
