1787 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 15-F, BN MS(PCGS#686371)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5144

Grade

AU58BN

Price

1,080

Lot Description

Nearly Mint State Example with CONNECT Spelling 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 15-F, W-2900. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left, CONNECT. AU-58 (PCGS). 102.8 grains. Light golden luster, where the original mint color was last to fade, fills the fields and intricacies of the obverse, the reverse in contrast boasts an abundant supply of original mint red. Well struck and sharply defined but on a defective planchet, whose roughness through CTORI severely weakens those letters and the adjacent part of the reverse, including the date. A wild planchet flaw at periphery goes through ECT on obverse, leaving parts of the E and T visible. A curved clip runs through ET on reverse. Here is a beautiful example of this scarce CONNECT legend variant that is among the finest known. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Purchased from Palm Coast Coins and Currency via eBay, June 12, 2011. PCGS Population: 1; 1 finer for the type. PCGS #367 and #686371. Click here for certification details from PCGS.