1787 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, BN MS(PCGS#349)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4049

Grade

XF45BN

Price

576

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.1-M, W-2820. Rarity-2. Mailed Bust Left, First Laughing Head. EF-45 (PCGS). OGH. This is a lovely high grade circulated example of a perennially popular Guide Booktype in the Connecticut copper series. Steely golden-brown surfaces are satiny in texture with a generally hard, tight appearance. Light marbling to the toning is evident in the centers, a bit more so on the obverse than the reverse. The strike is well centered on the former side with uniformly bold denticulation encircling the border. The reverse is drawn trivially to 7 o'clock, but at least a trace of the denticulation is evident along the lower left border. All design elements are bold to sharp, and there are no mentionable blemishes apart from a few tiny planchet pits and equally trivial marks. The Laughing Head variety is not noted on the old style PCGS insert, which simply attributes this 1787 Connecticut copper as Mailed Bust Left. PCGS# 358. NGC ID: 2B2P. Click here for certification details from PCGS.