1787 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 11.1-E, BN MS(PCGS#686417)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5134

Grade

VF30BN

Price

384

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 11.1-E, W-2870. Rarity-2. Mailed Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS). 97.2 grains. A Clark Reverse Plate Coin. Struck on a very thin flan, though one would never know it given its well detailed strike and even, glossy, steely brown surfaces. A thin hairline scratch connects forehead to lowermost hair curl. Here is one of Robert’s earliest documented purchases that is still in the collection. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Purchased in May 1973, source not recorded. PCGS #349 and #686417. Click here for certification details from PCGS.