1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Right, M 4.1-K, BN MS(PCGS#687252)

Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8374

Grade

XF45BN

Price

576

Lot Description

1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.1-K, W-4430. Rarity-5. Mailed Bust Right. EF-45 (PCGS). 123.1 grains. Uniform light olive brown with tan outlines around the motifs and within the recesses of the designs. A few small marks are visible and a tiny old scratch is noted on the reverse, but all such impairments are minor. No planchet flaws on either side. The obverse is nicely centered while the reverse is shifted a bit to the right with most of ET LIB off the flan. Strong clash marks right of the portrait. Rims beveled as sometimes seen, with related peripheral weakness. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Sixth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2000:252. Click here for certification details from PCGS.