1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.8-O.2, W-2630. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Left. Dr. Hall Ink on Edge. VF-25 (PCGS).118.5 grains. Hard and glossy, steely brown surfaces show microscopic granularity that has been much smoothed by circulation wear. Struck on a planchet too small to accommodate all the legends, AUCTORI and INDE are tight to the rim, while the date is only about 50% visible. A pleasant, visually appealing survivor of this die pairing that is made more interesting by Dr. Thomas Hall’s distinctive ink on edge attribution “5-8 O-2” flanking the 8 o’clock position when viewed from the obverse.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Dr. Thomas Hall Collection; Virgil Brand Collection; 1952 ANA Sale, New Netherlands, August 16-19, 1952, lot 2406; Ellis Robison Collection, Stack’s, February 1982, lot 109.
