1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 43.2-X.4, W-3235. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left, CONNFC. EF-45 (PCGS).150.6 grains. Sold as a Miller 32.3-X.4 in the Oechsner Sale, and carried in his collection as such by Robert, though technically a 43.2-X.4, which is from the same obverse die but which has been “lapped and strengthened” according to Randy Clark. The obverse is noticeably worn, the lapping creating the distinct CONNFC misspelling where it was once correctly spelled! Very well struck, with none of the central softness and rough surface seen on many other 1787 Draped Bust Left Connecticut coppers. Reddish brown with olive highlights, a bit of mottling in the patina in left obverse field. Robert considered this “Condition Census” for Miller32.3-X.4, and is probably one of the finest survivors known of the Miller43.2-X.4 die marriage. Taylor’s was EF-40 but softly struck along the right periphery of both sides, an NGC XF45 that was a bit soft in the centers appeared in our August 2011 ANA Auction, while the AU Breen Plate Coin, ex Pine Tree’s October 1976 Sale, is probably the finest known though with a horizontal flan flaw on the obverse.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Herbert Oechsner Collection, Stack’s, September 8-9, 1988, lot 1103, sold as a Miller 32.3-X.4.
