1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.2-X.2, W-3225. Rarity-5-. Draped Bust Left. AU-53 (PCGS).136.6 grains. Dies oriented at 125 degrees. Dark chocolate and iridescent brown and very well struck, the obverse centered toward 12 o’clock with no effect on the designs or legends. A few high-grade survivors of this die marriage are known, but are usually not graded as numerically high. An exception is the lovely PCGS AU-58 we sold as part of the Twin Leaf Collection in March 2019; the 1975 Pine Tree EAC coin was called “borderline Unc” and “Finest Known” and the Hessberg coin (misattributed as 32.2-X.6) was called Mint State, neither of which are as well struck as this coin, a fact undoubtedly not lost on Robert when he purchased this coin that is among the finest survivors of the die pairing.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Purchased from Robert Horne on May 6, 2011.
