1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.2-S, W-2535. Rarity-6+. Mailed Bust Left, Sword Hilt and Guard. Good-4 (PCGS).144.1 grains. Mostly smooth medium to light brown with some mild porosity in the fields and a couple of very shallow fissures in the left obverse field that have undoubtedly softened in visual impact due to wear. The strike seems to have been fairly even, which is usually not the case for this variety, though the upper portions of the obverse legend and leftmost reverse legend are certainly a bit sharper than elsewhere. The recently sold Anderson-Gleckler specimen (November 2016) of this rare variety makes for a useful comparison. It was marginally sharper than this one in places, and weaker in others, but a large planchet void was impossible to ignore. In contrast, this piece is quite wholesome with just a tiny clip at the first N of CONNEC noted.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Anthony Terranova at the 2002 EAC Convention bourse.
