1787 CT 1/2P Laughing Head, Miller 6.2-M, BN MS(PCGS#686409)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5124

Grade

AU50BN

Price

1,320

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.2-M, W-2825. Rarity-5-. Mailed Bust Left, Laughing Head. AU-50 (PCGS). 125.3 grains. A Clark Reverse Plate Coin. Miller 6.2-M, also known as the “Simple Head” or the “Second Laughing Head, ” seems inordinately rare in comparison to its 6.1-M doppelganger, considered Rarity-1. This example is sharply struck and well centered, its glossy surfaces equal parts ruddy, earthy brown and deeper olive-brown. A few minor planchet depressions in right obverse and reverse fields are easily overlooked, with a single large one noted below second N of CONNEC that serves as an easily recognizable pedigree marker. Here is a coin that Robert purchase over 42 years ago and whose ideal color and surfaces made it an easy piece to retain in his primary collection for so long. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Purchased from Norman Pullen in March 1977. PCGS #358 and #686409. Click here for certification details from PCGS.