1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 1.3-L, W-2735. Rarity-6. Mailed Bust Right. VG-10 (PCGS).116.5 grains. The surfaces are mostly smooth and hard, though a few tiny pits and very shallow roughness may be seen in the right reverse. Still, the coin is glossy overall with nicely mottled deep tan and steel brown color. Softly executed at the obverse center and leftmost reverse, which has accelerated the perception of wear, but this remains a very pleasing coin. Only the date and right reverse legend may be called clear. The obverse legends are visible though they do require just a little concentration. No serious planchet voids or other notable problems. While not the sharpest we have seen in recent years, it is arguably the third most eye-appealing behind the Ford and Taylor-Perkins-Royse coins.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Mid-Continent Coins; Robert Lomprey, Jr., Twelfth Annual C4 Convention sale, December 2006:165.
