1787 Connecticut Copper. Contemporary Cast Counterfeit. Brass. Miller 11.1-E, W-2870. Rarity-2 for the Struck Variety. Mailed Bust Left. Fine-12, scratches, porous.79.6 grains. Toned in warm golden-brown shades with darker chocolate patina in the fields. A natural fissure in the planchet descends along the first C in CONNEC down to the back of the effigys head. The obverse elements are fully distinct, with remnants of the casting gate visible at the 5 oclock rim. The peripheral legends on the reverse are somewhat obscured by roughness, but the seated figure remains bold at center. Ancient pinscratches are noted across the high points of each side, while uniform porosity is apparent throughout the fields. An interesting relic of early American commerce. Our January 2013 sale of the Mike Ringo Estate included an impressive group of 32 counterfeit Connecticuts that we were tempted to call "the largest collection of this colonial esoterica gathered in one place in the modern era."From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.