1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.3-W.1, W-3400. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. AU-50 (PCGS).143.1 grains. Glossy golden brown, with some minor planchet flecking that is highlighted in darker brown hues, and there is a thin planchet lamination above RI of AUCTORI. Wear is smooth and trouble-free, the strike is full and bold, flattening out just about all of the original planchet roughness on both sides and bringing up all of the central details that are often missing on a DBL Connecticut. At first blush, this coin appears to be broadstruck at 29.8 mm wide, with wide elongated denticles; though the obverse is struck but a single time, the reverse is rendered in two closely overlapping strikes, the probable cause of this coin’s widely spread flan.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Heritage’s Sale of June 4, 2014, lot 7011.
