1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.3-W.1, W-3400. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. VF-25 (PCGS).137.6 grains. Rich olive brown, darker brown hugging the edges of the devices and legends on both sides. Glossy, well struck and very visually appealing, red lacquer “30” on obverse joined with a partial red lacquer “47” on the reverse, markings found on other coins sold in the various sales of Ford primary Connecticuts and duplicates, and whose meaning is today unclear, other than to denote a provenance to a collection more than a century old whose exact identity is today unknown. Several other examples of these red lacquer numberings are offered in this auction.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex S.H. Chapman, April 10, 1919; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; Stack’s Sale of June 8, 1994, lot 91. Ryder’s square ticket is no longer extant.
