1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 37.5-e, W-4125. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. EF-40 (PCGS).150.9 grains. A Clark Obverse Plate Coin. Reddish-brown and very attractive, the well struck central motifs and peripheral legends showing even, trouble-free wear, a hint of luster hugs the devices. A very superficial planchet lamination meanders from field in front of throat through neck and head on obverse. Each side struck a bit off-center, on the reverse the centering is toward 6 o’clock, bringing into view the curious extra set of denticles above Liberty’s head, which Randy Clark theorizes might be from a prior use or reworking of the reverse die into Miller reverse e. Called Condition Census by Robert and a very attractive example of this scarce die marriage.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Stack’s Sale of the Herbert Oechsner Collection, September 9, 1988, lot 1157.
