1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 14-H, W-2895. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left, Arrows at Date. VF-30 (PCGS).133.6 grains. Lightly striated deep tan and chocolate brown with a bit of light steel in some of the recesses. Glossy and fairly hard surfaces with a few light planchet streaks on both sides. A bit off center on both sides, with the tops of AUCTORI and IB of LIB just at or over the edge. The date is mostly off the flan, save for the tops of a couple of digits, but the leftmost arrow at the date is visible. A bit soft at the centers as is typical.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Fourth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 1998:127; Sixth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2000:152.
