1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 19-g.4, W-3050. Rarity-3. Draped Bust Left. EF-45 (PCGS).156.6 grains. Attractive light olive brown with faint pale blue in the recesses. No serious marks though a few light deposits are noted in the recesses around Liberty’s torso. Struck on a good quality planchet with only the most trivial natural flaws detected under magnification. Glossy, well struck, nicely centered and about as pleasing as one could hope for at this grade level. Struck from the dies in their later states, with a prominent bulge at the lower reverse affecting the upper portions of the date, the exergual line and lower areas of the globe and shield. Related weakness is seen at the top of the effigy’s head.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Mike Ringo; George C. Perkins, Stack’s, January 2000:291.
