1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.2-R, W-4435. Rarity-6. Mailed Bust Right—Overstruck on a Nova Constellatio Copper—EF-40 (PCGS).121.4 grains. A Clark Obverse Plate Coin. Glossy dark brown with reddish highlights, the surfaces peppered by small marks that are not individually visible without magnification. The obverse seemingly several grades sharper than the reverse, which is seen bulging from a failing die, and thus was more susceptible to wear than the obverse. Otherwise well struck, the obverse a trifle off-center, bringing AUCTORI tight to the rim, the reverse closely double struck, further complicating the reverse which is already a jumble of Connecticut and Nova Constellatio designs! A choice example, less sharp but with finer surfaces than the rough Twin Leaf EF or the conservatively graded SLT Fine-15 with edge cuts.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex W. Philip Keller Collection, Heritage, October 28, 2010, lot 3249, acquired by Keller for $25 from Johnson on April 11, 1959.
