1786 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 5.5-M, BN MS(PCGS#686354)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5104

Grade

AU55+BN

Price

1,800

Lot Description

1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.5-M, W-2595. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left. Off-Center Partial Brockage. AU-55+ (PCGS) 125.6 grains. An exquisite coin with glossy, light golden-brown surfaces and hints of original mint color around the lettering and in the intricacies of the devices, with a small patch of grainier red patina above the letters IN on the reverse. Struck a few percent off-center with an already struck coin intervening at the lower reverse, creating a partial brockage strike with a distinctly straight edge. A number of superb examples exist of this die marriage, such as the gorgeous 1975 Pine Tree EAC, Norweb, Taylor and Oechsner specimens, and this undoubtedly ranks among them, and may be one of the very finest known. It was first plated in July 1982 Colonial Newsletter while it still resided in the Keller Collection. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex W. Philip Keller Collection, purchased from Stack’s on October 9, 1954; Heritage’s Houston Signature US Coin Auction of December 2010, lot 3049. PCGS Population: 1; 7 finer (for the type). PCGS #331 and #686354. Click here for certification details from PCGS.