1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 2-D, W-4405. Rarity-1. Mailed Bust Right. AU Details--Corrosion (NGC).The obverse is satiny in texture with pretty reddish-brown patina and appreciable gloss, while for the reverse with note a more reserved appearance in warm copper brown. Several planchet pits and flaws are evident around the reverse periphery, one of which extends to bisect the top of the seated figure. Others are noted for the obverse, although they are far fewer in number and less sizeable. The reverse is rotated approximately 30 degrees counterclockwise from coin alignment, both sides off center to their respective 9 oclock positions with the word AUCTORI on the obverse particularly weak and indistinct. Quite smooth overall, a loupe reveals only wispy handling marks on the obverse, trace of microgranularity on the reverse. The NGC qualifier concerns a couple of swirls of light corrosion at the upper obverse border, around the second letter N in CONNEC, and at the end of the effigys bust. All in all a high grade and relatively attractive example of this Machins Mills product.
