1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.4-Z.3, W-3250. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS).140.9 grains. Dark olive brown surfaces are evenly microgranular yet glossy on both sides. Traces of earthen patina cling to the reverse around Liberty’s pole arm. A single small planchet flaw at the edge passes through the C of CONNEC and behind the effigy’s head, while another tiny void is noted in the left obverse field. Free of other such imperfections, though some shallow abrasions will be noted under magnification on the reverse. Evenly struck, but just a little off center, ET LIB being against the rim. Respectable sharpness for the variety, this being better than Taylor’s, perhaps just a hair softer than Perkins’, and comparable to Ford’s. White painted attribution numbers in the obverse field.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Don Valenziano; Robert Lomprey, Jr., Twelfth Annual C4 Convention sale, December 2006:268; Collection SLT, Stack’s Bowers, January 2012:7220.
