1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.10-W.6, W-3500. Rarity-6. Draped Bust Left. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 152.8 grains. Dark brown and tan surfaces that are porous in places yet still fairly glossy. Planchet flaw at the upper reverse and a few more minor ones elsewhere, but no serious marks. Quite well defined for the variety with technical detail high in the VF range considering the always weak obverse. This variety was missing from Taylor, Oechsner and Norweb, while the nicer Ford coin went to Collection SLT. Perkins had a rough ground find that was a little sharper. Another superior piece appeared in our January 2013 Ted Craige offering. The Barnsley-ANS coin is probably the finest, but it will remain in the institutional collection. Finding one at all is the challenge.<p> From the Norman G. Peters Collection.
