1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6-H, W-4445. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Right. Very Fine. A mule of sorts, combining a Mailed Bust Right obverse with a reverse that is in the style of those chiefly mated with Draped Bust Left obverses. Both sides are deeply and evenly toned in olive-copper, the surfaces with good gloss at the middle reaches of the numismatic grading scale. The obverse die was sunken and failing to begin with, and this coin shows it in its latest state, here badly clashed with the reverse, no doubt helping to hasten the demise of the obverse die. The reverse is better defined and overall bold, both sides well centered on the planchet and free of all but the lightest pitting in isolated areas.
