1787 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 15-F, BN MS(PCGS#686371)

1787 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 15-F, BN MS (PCGS#686371)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 15-F, W-2900. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left. CONNECT. EF-45 (PCGS). 121.2 grains. Attractive medium mahogany brown with some darker mottling and subtle undertones of golden iridescence. A good looking and well struck coin, perfectly centered and showing bold details at the centers and peripheries. A little speck of verdigris is present at the right end of the exergue, and a confined patch of contact marks is present in front of the portrait’s mouth. A subtle fissure beneath CT of CONNECT is both natural and harmless. The eye appeal is excellent, and the sharpness of this piece places it among the better examples of this distinctive variety we’ve encountered. There are some higher graded examples counted among the Condition Census (like the Bobby Martin coin) that are technically superb but lack the centering and well-struck details of this piece. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from our (Stack’s) sale of May 1998, lot 74; our sale of Collection SLT, January 2012, lot 7161. PCGS #367 and #686371.