1788 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 11-G, BN MS(PCGS#687263)

1788 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 11-G, BN MS (PCGS#687263)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Losbeschreibung: Historic Ink-on-Edge Miller 11-G Ex Hall-Brand-1975 EAC Sale 1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 11-G, W-4510. Rarity-2. Mailed Bust Left. Dr. Hall Ink on Edge. AU-50 (PCGS). 126.4 grains. Another high grade example from these dies, with one of the most desirable provenances in the Connecticut copper specialty. When this coin was owned by pioneering collector and author Dr. Thomas Hall, he very carefully painted “11 G” on the edge in white ink, a characteristic that adds immeasurably to this coin’s history and appeal. The surfaces are mottled deep mahogany, and the devices are exceptionally sharp on both sides. A tiny mint clip is present over RI of AUCTORI. The centering is positively ideal on the obverse and close to ideal on the reverse. The surfaces on both sides are finely granular, but remain attractive. A thin diagonal pinscratch is toned and hidden at the obverse portrait’s temple and jaw, and a curved scrape crosses the base of E in CONNEC. This is one of the sharpest and most desirable examples extant from these dies, a coin of excellent quality with an unsurpassable provenance. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from the Dr. Thomas Hall Collection; Virgil Brand Collection, 1909; New Netherlands Coin Company’s 51st sale, June 1958, lot 120; Pine Tree Rare Coin Auction’s 1975 EAC Sale, February 1975, lot 297. PCGS #403 and #687263.