1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.2-NN.1, W-3005. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left. VF-25 (PCGS).152.3 grains. Light golden brown with a pale iridescence across the high points of the designs on both sides, the surfaces showing the faintest hint of microgranularity, essentially choice for this very scarce die pairing. Obverse perfectly centered, reverse a bit off towards 6 o’clock, with the bottoms of the date digits falling off the rim. Here is a coin with a long provenance that may be the one of the most economical ways to own a coin pedigreed to the famous John G. Mills collection.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex S.H. and H. Chapman’s Sale of the John G. Mills Collection, April 27, 1904, lot 284; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; Stack’s Sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part 9, May 10, 2005, lot 309. Ryder’s square ticket still accompanies this coin.
