1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.19-Z.2, W-3650. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left. EF-45 (PCGS).129.6 grains. Though graded identically to the other one of this die pairing in the preceding lot, it has a totally different in hand appearance. Sharper and a bit more fully struck overall, though with a minor weakness at Liberty’s head and corresponding area of the obverse. Deep golden tan, glossy and mostly unflawed planchet help drive this coin’s visual appeal, probably catapulting it into a category with the best known examples of this die pairing.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Eric P. Newman; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage’s sale of the Eric. P. Newman Collection, Part IV, May 2014, lot 30122, where it was graded NGC AU50.
