1786 CT 1/2P Scholar's Head, Miller 3-D.1, BN MS(PCGS#686825)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5087

Grade

VG10BN

Price

1,920

Lot Description

1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3-D.1, W-2510. Rarity-5. Mailed Bust Right, Scholar’s Head. VG-10 (PCGS). 152.3 grains. A rare non-Newman sale Newman provenance, the product of a private transaction between Eric and Robert in 1994. A choice coin that is essentially perfect for the grade, its surfaces are a glossy chocolate brown and play host to nothing more than trouble-free wear and tiny marks of normal circulation. Obverse centered a trifle downward, the reverse to the left, nipping off a very thin sliver of the tops of INDE. Struck from the late state of the reverse die, the incused portions of parts of CONNEC visible at lower right reverse, the result of a fantastically powerful die clash. A charming coin, and one of the few with a Newman-Martin provenance. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Acquired from Eric P. Newman on March 5, 1994. PCGS #328 and #686825. Click here for certification details from PCGS.