1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.11-gg.1, W-3520. Rarity-6-. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR. VF-20 (PCGS).128.5 grains. Mahogany brown and lightly glossy, the high points worn to a light tan hue, with the reverse showing areas of darker patina. Only magnification reveals a series of very thin, rim to rim pin scratches, now mostly worn away and blended into the overall patina. Called “High Condition Census” by Robert, and definitely one of the most eye appealing of the fewer than 30 survivors extant of this rare ETLIR die marriage.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex the 1975 EAC Convention Sale, Pine Tree Auctions, February 15, 1975, lot 186; Bowers and Merena’s Sale of the Ebenezer Milton Saunders Collection, November 1987, lot 3027; Bowers and Merena’s Fred and Ward Collections Sale, November 13-14, 1995, lot 3034.
