1787 CT 1/2P Laughing Head, Miller 6.1-M, BN MS(PCGS#686408)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5123

Grade

AU53BN

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.1-M, W-2820. Rarity-1. Mailed Bust Left, Laughing Head. AU-53 (PCGS). 112.1 grains. One of the consistently best made die marriages in the Connecticut series, this wonderful golden-brown specimen is about average for the variety, given its choice surfaces, ideal color and trouble-free light circulation wear. Strike is bold and well-centered, a coin that was made with great care and attention to detail. The design is deceptively simple, the devices created with a few simple strokes that outline their low relief. A pleasing type coin befitting even the most persnickety collector’s cabinet. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Stack’s Americana Sale of January 26, 2011, lot 5899. PCGS #358 and #686408. Click here for certification details from PCGS.