拍品描述： 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 43.1-Y, W-4250. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left, CONNFC—Clay Pipe Counterstamp. Brunk ETC-24—Fine-15 (PCGS).130.0 grains. A marvelous counterstamp of a long clay pipe is deeply impressed in left obverse field, the stem obliterating obverse effigy’s face. These clay pipes were ubiquitous in the late 18^th century when this coin was made, and as a result are today found in the ground on 18^th century sites. This mottled dark and light brown coin hails from the Norweb Collection; when sold then, the cataloguer indicated that other early American coins are known with this countermark of a clay pipe. Brunk lists what we assume to be this countermark under Great Britain, citing five different ca.1800 English coppers on which he has seen it stamped; if a British mark, then we’ll know that this Connecticut copper made it across the Atlantic early on its life.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Norweb Collection, purchased from Richard Picker in 1955; Bowers and Merena’s Sale of the Norweb Collection, Part II, March 24-25, 1988, part of lot 2598.