1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.5-M, W-2595. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left—Double Struck—VF-35 (PCGS).130.2 grains. An eye-catching error! Struck once normally and again with equal force 20% off-center to precisely 6:00. The legends read CTORI CTORI CON CON on the obverse, and the reverse shows two bold and complete dates. Attractive dark olive with lighter brown devices, mostly glossy and nearly smooth. A dig is noted between I of INDE and the foot of the seated figure on the off-center strike, but no other flaws are notable. A great looking error coin, the sort of thing that could find a place in any cabinet at any level of completeness.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from our (Stack’s) sale of the Herbert M. Oechsner Collection, September 1988, lot 1047.
