1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.21-EE, W-3700. Rarity-7. Draped Bust Left. Fine-15 (PCGS). 145.0 grains. A seriously rare die variety of Connecticut copper with just a half dozen or so known. It was missing from some of the largest Connecticut copper collections offered in recent decades including Ford, SLT, and Newman, and is also absent from the ANS collection. This example is solid and appealing with two-tone dark brown and tan color and a crisp date and legends. The surfaces appear smooth at arms length and just faintly rough under a glass, most notably in the obverse field before the face where there also a few tiny specks of verdigris. Weakly struck at the lower obverse and upper reverse, a feature also seen on the Scherff-Gleckler-Twin Leaf coin. The most recent auction appearances of Miller 33.21-EE were the NGC VG-10 Partrick coin and the aforementioned Twin Leaf piece graded Fine details, each realizing $2,280. The present example is superior to both and is sure to see strong bidding. From the Norman G. Peters Collection.
