1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left, BN MS(PCGS#370)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8279

Grade

AU53

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 19-g.4, W-3050. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left. AU-53 (PCGS). Rich olive brown across both sides with only a couple of tiny inclusions of vivid red associated with trivial natural flan flaws along the left obverse rim and at the pole arm. Glossy, with vestiges of retained luster and excellent eye appeal. Nearly perfect centering and well-balanced detail throughout. A relatively early state of this reverse which later forms a rather substantial bulge over the date that eventually partially obscures the upper halves of the date digits. The date here is sharp, as is the exergual line and other local details. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex the Eric P. Newman Education Society; Heritage's sale of November 2017, lot 15251. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 370. NGC ID: 2B2X. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com