1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.1-L, W-2325. Rarity-4. Bust Right. VF-25 (PCGS). 133.9 grains. Quite a pleasing example of this scarce variety, one that is sneakily difficult to locate in nice grade. This variety was not represented in the Terranova Collection purchase, and the examples Syd had previously acquired were the granular Perkins and flawed Oechsner coins. It was not until our sale of the long off the market Craige Collection in 2013 that he was able to acquire the present coin, a specimen worthy of inclusion among his frontline 1785s. This attractive medium-brown piece has a few minor planchet flaws but otherwise perfectly choice, smooth and glossy surfaces. Nicely struck with full detail for the grade and a particularly crisp reverse with one of the strongest dates weve seen on this variety. There are only maybe a handful of noticeably better examples out there, among them the Ford and Newman coins that each brought high four figure sums in their respective sales. This one is more than respectable and worthy of inclusion in another advanced collection. PCGS# 685153. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Ted L. Craige Collection, January 2013 Americana Sale, lot 11104.
