1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 8-O, W-2840. Rarity-4. Mailed Bust Left. EF-45+ (PCGS).142.0 grains. Uniform chocolate brown with faint reddish highlights on the highest parts of the reverse motif. A couple of faint hairline scratches are noted but are not likely to be noticed without magnification. Slightly weaker at the effigy’s face, not unusual for the variety, however, good definition is still seen throughout the design. Well centered, though the leftmost legend of the obverse and the rightmost on the reverse are tightly spaced. A small rim clip over OR of AUCTORI cuts through the date digits on the reverse due to the odd rotation of the dies. A very pleasing example, the nicest we have handled in a decade. A fine old provenance adds appeal.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex St. Louis Stamp & Coin, October 1926; Hillyer C. Ryder (tag included); F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr., Stack’s Ford Part IX, May 2005:294.
