1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.11-Z.18, W-3515. Rarity-5-. Draped Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS).131.4 grains. A Clark Reverse Plate Coin. Glossy golden brown and quite well struck, with very minor circulation marks in the left obverse field. Die broken from edge of die to tops of TO on obverse, first cinquefoil and A of AUCTORI sunken in the die and mounded on the coin. Called “among finest known” by Robert, and definitely one of the most well struck and well balanced survivors of this scarce die marriage.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions FUN Sale of January 7, 1982, lot 8.
