1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 8-K, W-4495. Rarity-6+. Mailed Bust Left. VF-35 (PCGS).108.9 grains. A beautiful example of this rare variety and among the very finest known. Glossy medium brown attractively blended with golden-tan, the choice surfaces free of any notable roughness, marks, or planchet flaws. Very well struck given the advanced state of each die and well centered on the obverse while the reverse is just slightly off toward 5 oclock. There is bold detail present on all design elements, including fine detail on the obverse hair and mailing, the interesting obverse dentils, the head of the reverse seated figure, and portions of the vines on the shield. This variety combines an obverse die also found on 1787 Miller 12-Q with a very late state of the 1788 K reverse that was previously used on 4.1-K and 7-K. The reverse shows lots of clashing and swelling, as well as a break at the E of INDE, all of which are boldly displayed on this choice piece.PCGS# 687260.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Henry C. Miller, June 7, 1919; Hillyer Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IX, May 2005, lot 484; Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), June 2006. Reverse plated in Randy Clarks "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788," p. 661.
