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

8306

Grade

VF30

Price

1,140

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.1-X.3, W-3215. Rarity-4. Draped Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS). 129.6 grains. Somewhat mottled steel brown on the obverse with traces of mild oxidation roughness and a bit of adhesive-like residue streaked across the lower right. The reverse is hard, much smoother, and pleasantly glossy deep brown. A small flan flaw is noted through the neck of the effigy, while the reverse exhibits a retained lamination through the upper half of the coin and a couple of natural voids near the center. Centered to the right on the obverse, and more perfectly so on the reverse. A later state of the obverse die with pronounced bulges in the left field and a rim break over the CT of AUCTORI. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex the Eric P. Newman Education Society; Heritage's sale of May 2014, lot 30109. 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