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Browse Catalogue of Coin Galleries July 2005 Auction Limited to: United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Connecticut Coppers Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Connecticut Coppers → Issues of 1785 Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1224 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.1-A.3 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right VF $140.00 144.0 grains. Very Fine in terms of wear. Surfaces are rust-brown in tone and display uniform advanced granularity as well as some minor planchet fissures. 1225 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.1-A.3 (R-4). Mailed Bust Right VF $100.00 128.9 grains. Very Fine, but unevenly struck, resulting in some very strong, some very weak areas. Dark brown, with some patches of ebony. Lightly granular. 1226 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.2-L (R-4+). Mailed Bust Right F $90.00 137.6 grains. Fine. Fields and protected areas are lightly porous and burgundy-brown in hue, the high points are light brown. A few planchet fissures are noted. 1227 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3.5-B (R-5+). Mailed Bust Right VF $320.00 125.1 grains. Very Fine. Here is a coin that rivals the recent auctioned Ford specimen in terms of wear and exhibits its same advanced porosity. Date is weakly defined. 1228 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4.3-A.2 (R-3). Mailed Bust Right AB VF $200.00 158.8 grains. About Very Fine. Glossy, dark chestnut fields surround lighter brown devices and legends. Date is full and quite bold on this coin whose only detraction are some mint-made planchet flaws on the reverse. 1229 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.4-I. Mailed Bust Right VF $400.00 128.9 gns. Very Fine, or even finer in strict terms of wear, as the peripheral legends and fields exhibit EF qualities. The central strike, however, is nearly nonexistent on this glossy, burgundy brown specimen displaying some light verdigris at the rims. 1230 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 7.1-D (R-4+). Mailed Bust Left SP $625.00 131.1 grains. Fine. Here is a rather attractive, dark brown specimen showing uniform light porosity that is a little more advanced at the reverse peripheries. Date is weak on this specimen that clearly shows the sinking of the obverse die. Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Connecticut Coppers → Issues of 1786 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1231 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.2-L (R-5). Mailed Bust Left VG $140.00 103.7 grains. Very Good, and the detail of Fine in some places. Unevenly struck on a very thin planchet featuring a few planchet flaws. Surfaces are a smooth, dark chocolate brown. Die is sinking at 'UC' on the obverse, obliterating those two letters. Dies oriented medal turn. 1232 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.4-G. Mailed Bust Left VF $240.00 133.5 grains. Very Fine. Medium brown fields are quite attractive and exhibit a touch of gloss despite some very minor graininess in the reverse fields. Both sides are struck a trifle off-center, affecting the tops of a few letters and the bottoms of the date digits. Lightly wiped in the past. 1233 Connecticut Coppers. 1786 Miller 5.4-G (?). Mailed Bust Left VG $75.00 Very Good. Corroded; 1788 Miller 2-D. Fine or better. Generally smoothed, but tooled in areas. Early die state with no obverse break; 1788 Miller 2-D. Very Fine in terms of wear. Dark brown, with many small dents. Late die state with obverse break. 3 pieces. 1234 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.5-M (R-3). Mailed Bust Left CH F $125.00 125.2 grains. Choice Fine. Glossy olive-brown in tone, this specimen shows normal circulation and some minor crimping of the rim near 'AU' on the obverse. Die sinking at 'ORI' on the obverse. 1235 1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.9-Q (R-5). Mailed Bust Left VG to F $200.00 106.4 grains. Very Good to Fine. Dark brown and exhibiting uniform light porosity that gives this coin an even, pleasing appearance. Scarce and desirable. Categories  •  Coin Galleries July 2005 → United States Coins → U. S. Colonial Coins → Connecticut Coppers → Issues of 1787 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1236 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 1.1-A. Small Head AG $110.00 Very Good. Dents and rim clips; 1787 Miller 37.8-LL (R-5-). ET IIB. Draped Bust Left. About Good. Light porosity; 1787 Miller 37.13-HH (R-5). ET LIR. Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Uniform, light porosity, dark brown surfaces. Lower obverse, upper reverse are weak. 3 pieces. 1237 Die State Progression Trio of 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 4-L. ''Horned Bust CH VF $200.00 '' The first coin is Fine and is the Early Die State with no ''horn'' break on the obverse effigy's shoulder. This coin is porous and slightly bent. The next coin in the progression exhibits the ''horn,'' but it has not yet intruded into the effigy's shoulder. This coin is Choice Very Fine with intermittent verdigris. The last coin in this progression is very similar to the previous, but the...  more 1238 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 6.1-M. Laughing Head AB EF $1,450.00 109.7 grains. About Extremely Fine. Medium, glossy brown surfaces are darker in areas, verging on chestnut brown. Well struck and well detailed as are most of this popular and distinctive variety. This specimen exhibits some minor porosity in the fields. 1239 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 9-E (R-5+). Mailed Bust Left SP $150.00 155.5 grains. Fine, but very unevenly struck. Obverse is off-center to the left, with the left side being very weak. What is either a planchet fissure or a die crack connects the center of the obverse to the edge at 3:00, where there is a small die break as well as a tiny planchet crack. The left reverse is well defined, while the right reverse is very indistinct, due to the misalignment...  more 1240 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 10-E (R-5). Mailed Bust Left VG $120.00 Very Good. Porous, with many weak areas and an obverse planchet flaw. Dies rotated about 90 degrees from coin turn; 1787 Miller 29.1-p (R-5). Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Medium brown and exhibiting striated graininess; 1787 Miller 33.39-s.1 (R-4). Draped Bust Left. Very Good or better. Medium brown, porous, large planchet flaw at the obverse center. 3 pieces. 1241 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.1-m (R-5). Draped Bust Left VG $61.00 151.3 grains. Very Good. Dark brown and only faintly porous. Left side of both faces are stronger than the right sides. 1242 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.6-NN.2 (Rarity-5+). Draped Bust Left EF $800.00 166.5 grains. Extremely Fine. The surfaces are quite smooth and exhibit abundant natural mint gloss, where not interrupted by planchet laminations that have begun to corrode a bit. The peripheries are very well struck, while the strike in the center has not obliterated this coin's inherent planchet roughness. The date is mostly full, missing only the bottoms of the initial '17'. Despite...  more 1243 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 30-hh.1. ET LIR. Draped Bust Left CH G $90.00 Fine or better in terms of detail. Light chocolate brown in hue, this specimen exhibits some advanced porosity and ancient light scratches; 1787 Miller 32.5-aa (R-4). FNDE. Draped Bust Left. Choice Good. Smoothly worn, all major details are outlined; 1787 Miller 34-ff.1 (?). ET LIR. Draped Bust Left. Very Good details, but very porous, leaving the attribution open to question. 3 pieces. 1244 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 31.1-r.4. Draped Bust Left CH VF $220.00 128.3 grains. Choice Very Fine. Glossy, deep chocolate brown surfaces are attractive and quite problem-free. The strike at the lower obverse and upper reverse is very weak, revealing the rough, original planchet surface in those areas. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful coin ideal for a type collection. 1245 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 31.2-r.3. Draped Bust Left VG $130.00 Fine. Light porosity and verdigris, very acceptable on the overall; 1787 Miller 33.7-r.2. Draped Bust Left. Fine. Smooth, the reverse is a trifle pinkish from a past wiping; 1787 Miller 33.9-s.2. Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Here is an attractive, fully dated Connecticut. 3 pieces. 1246 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 32.2-X.1 (R-3). Draped Bust Left CH VG $130.00 Choice Very Good. Light porosity, medium brown surfaces; 1787 Miller 33.7-r.2. Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Smooth, weak some minor striking weakness; 1787 Miller 37.4-k.1. Draped Bust Left. Fine. Uniformly porous, chestnut brown surfaces. 3 pieces. 1247 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 32.2-X.1 (R-3). Draped Bust Left VG $75.00 Fine. Here is a coin that has evidently been dug from the ground, showing the requisite deposits and green patina. There is an enigmatic counterstamp in front of the obverse effigy's face that looks like a malformed Greek letter psi; 1787 Miller 32.5-aa (R-4). FNDE. Draped Bust Left. Very Good, or finer. Smooth, chocolate brown surfaces. Right edges of coin are ragged, indicating the planchet for...  more 1248 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 32.2-X.4 (R-5). Draped Bust Left VG $120.00 Fine. Surfaces exhibit advanced pitting; 1787 Miller 33.23-Z.4 (R-5). Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Both sides show smooth areas and areas of black corrosion; 1787 Miller 34-ff.1 (R-5). ET LIR. Draped Bust Left. Very Good, and better in places but unevenly struck and exhibiting fine old scratches. Here is a low grade yet collectible trio of scarce varieties. 3 pieces. 1249 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.5-aa (R-4). FNDE. Draped Bust Left AB F $200.00 121.6 grains. About Fine. Smooth, deep chocolate brown surfaces make this subtly off-center coin attractive. Date and FNDE misspelling on the reverse are clear and bold. 1250 Connecticut Coppers. 1787 Miller 32.5-aa (R-4). FNDE. Draped Bust Left VG $85.00 Very Good. Smooth, with old scratches. Dies failing and cracking; 1787 Miller 33.7-r.2. Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Light granularity; 1787 Miller 43.1-Y. CONNFC. Draped Bust Left. Very Good. Very granular, struck on an ovoid flan. 3 pieces. 1251 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 32.6-X.6 (Rarity-6). Draped Bust Left VF $500.00 130.7 grains. Very Fine. Dark grayish brown surfaces exhibit uniform, light porosity, giving this rare variety an even and not wholly unattractive appearance. Well and evenly struck for the variety, with the usual weakness of detail in the devices. A few very thin planchet laminations on both sides. Ford's rough EF brought over $3,700, so here is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a...  more 1252 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.1-Z.13 (R-5). Draped Bust Left AB VF $77.00 118.5 grains. About Very Fine. Black deposits on the high points and open fields cover ruddy-brown surfaces that are still visible in the most protected areas of the devices. Fully dated, this coin exhibits an average strike for a Connecticut copper. 1253 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.7-r.2. Draped Bust Left VG $90.00 142.1 grains. Very Good. Medium brown and grainy, with many hits at the central reverse. Painted Die Variety in white ink on the obverse, a link to Connecticut copper collectors of yesteryear. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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