1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.1-X.3, W-3215. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. AU-58 (NGC).133.42 grains. Light chocolate brown with accents of steely luster in the fields. Traces of faded but inviting original red in the letters of the obverse legend. Centered slightly high on the obverse, though no design features are affected. The reverse is centered almost perfectly, with just the bases of a couple of date digits teasing the rim. A relatively minor natural flaw passes through the effigys head, while similar, slightly more aggressive streaks pass through the shield and globe on the reverse. Positioned largely within the designs instead of the fields, these are of minimal visual distraction on this very pleasing example. Struck from a later state of the dies with some sinking in the fields and softness at the centers. Nicer than any examples that appear in our online archives, slightly surpassing the lovey Robert Martin coin in terms of condition-a coin from a collection that was assembled with quality in mind first and foremost over a long period of years. Slightly inferior to Ford:339, mostly due to the flaws, but finer than the 1975 EAC, Taylor, Oechsner, Perkins and Twin Leaf coins. From an old New England Collection and probably off the market for a century.PCGS: #370 and #685386
