1787 CT 1/2P INDE over INDN, M 33.38-Z.1, BN MS(PCGS#686342)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5237

Grade

VF30BN

Price

288

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.38-Z.1, W-3925. Rarity-5+. Draped Bust Left, INDE over INDN—Double Struck on Reverse—VF-30 (PCGS). 130.9 grains. Smoothly worn, golden brown surfaces are lightly glossy on both sides of this well struck (for a Connecticut!) example. Well-centered on a planchet that has become oblong due to a slightly rotated, closely overlapping double striking of the reverse, probably the result of the reverse die bouncing while the coin was still stuck in the obverse die. Distinctive overpunching of the E over an N in INDE makes this an easy reverse die to identify. A choice and fascinating error coin. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex W. Philip Keller Collection, Heritage, October 28, 2010, lot 3214, acquired by Keller from Ted Craige on August 17, 1967. PCGS #370 and #686342. Click here for certification details from PCGS.