1787 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 13-D, BN MS(PCGS#686369)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5140

Grade

XF40BN

Price

336

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 13-D, W-2890. Rarity-2. Mailed Bust Left, Childish Face. EF-40 (PCGS). 124.8 grains. A technically fascinating coin, with a small curved clip through the tops of ONN on the obverse, and an incomplete planchet clip above the ORI of AUCTORI. Well struck, chocolate brown and glossy, an attractive survivor of the die pairing with an old white ink “13 D” attribution in the left obverse field. This was once part of Taylor’s die state study set for 13-D. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Bowers and Merena’s Sale of the Frederick B. Taylor Collection, March 26-28, 1987, part of lot 2425. PCGS #349 and #686369. Click here for certification details from PCGS.