1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 31.2-r.3, W-3210. Rarity-1. Draped Bust Left. EF-45 (PCGS).121.0 grains. Almost Mint State from the strict standpoint of wear, the fields awash in mint luster, the lettering haloed in light golden brown where the mint color was last to fade. A glossy and lightly iridescent medium brown coin that is very softly struck, with almost no central detail visible in obverse effigy’s head or in Liberty’s drapery and midsection. Called “Condition Census” by Robert, this coin has choice surfaces and a great provenance.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex the Norweb Collection, purchased ca.1913-15; Bowers and Merena’s Sale of the Norweb Collection, Part II, March 24-25, 1988, lot 2528.
