1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 31.1-r.4, W-3200. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left—Dr. Hall Ink on Edge—AU-53 (PCGS).144.1 grains. Choice, glossy chocolate brown surfaces are essentially flaw-free and perfect; the strike is a trifle soft at laurel leaves, hair and the lower parts of the reverse, where half the date also falls off the precipice of the rim. Considered condition census by Robert based on his voluminous research, which seems an accurate analysis given the near total lack of superb survivors for such a common die marriage. Seemingly only the Garrett specimen is both well struck and high grade, making superior, visually appealing survivors as Robert’s very desirable. This particular specimen is all the more desirable for Dr. Hall’s attribution “31-1 R1-4” that he himself placed on the edge in white ink, based on his own attribution scheme published in 1892 and that was adopted by Miller with some tweaking.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Dr. Thomas Hall Collection; Virgil Brand Collection; Stack’s Sale of the Edward Hessberg Collection, June 19-20, 1991, lot 1417.
