1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.6-NN.2, W-3035. Rarity-6. Draped Bust Left. VF-25 (NGC).138.1 grains. A lovely example of this scarce variety. Attractive chocolate brown surfaces with pleasing glossy texture on both sides. A bit of minor planchet roughness is noted at the face of the effigy and at the same position on the reverse, this being natural texture that the strike wasn’t strong enough to smooth out. Other planchet defects are few, with only a single thin linear one at the central obverse being noteworthy. Struck from worn dies with related weakness, waviness and flowlines seen on both sides, and particularly so on the reverse. Fairly well centered with complete legends and date. This variety does not often come nice, and even some of the better quality ones are weakly struck, such as that in our January 2013 Ted Craige offering (lot 11158). This has rather nice definition, excellent eye appeal and a nice provenance back to Richard Picker and Frederick Taylor, though this was not mentioned in the Heritage listing in 2014 where it was last sold as part of the “Old New England Collection.”From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Richard Picker, 1972; Frederick B Taylor, Bowers and Merena, March 1987:2440; Old New England Collection, Heritage, April 2014:3718, via Anthony Terranova.
