1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.1-H.1, W-2540. Rarity-6. Mailed Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS).146.1 grains. Deep chestnut brown over much of the surface with some golden olive highlights on the higher points of the design. Generally smooth in appearance, though some mild granularity is detected in the lower recesses. A thin striated planchet lamination across the top of the head appears more like a die break at first glance, while a couple of small voids are noted on the reverse. The obverse is bulged, a marker of the late die state, with resulting central weakness that is typical of this variety. Fairly well centered on the obverse, with strong detail through the mail and in the laurel leaves. The legends are sharp on this side, with prominent sawtooth dentilation from about 12:00 to 5:00. The reverse is a bit softer and slightly uneven. The leftmost legend is strong and rightmost soft, though visible. Not as sharp as those in Taylor, Perkins (2000), or Ford, but a bit nicer than the Collection SLT specimen and June 2013 Ted Craige coins, and far superior to the Anderson-Gleckler piece.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex George C. Perkins, Stack’s, March 1993:2101; Robert Lomprey, Jr., Twelfth C4 Convention, December 2006:122.
