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Categories • Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → The 1785-1788 Copper Coinage of Connecticut → The Issues of 1787 |
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Lot # |
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Hammer Price |
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1787 Connecticut copper. Mailed bust right. Small head. M.1.1-A.
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AU |
$3,800.00
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R-3. About Uncirculated. The finest seen. 146.8 gns. Very nice deep olive brown in color on both sides. The obverse and reverse surfaces are smooth and hard with only very light microgranularity visible principally in the center. Both sides are well centered with the obverse and reverse legends fully on the flan and a complete reverse date, the bottoms of the numerals just slightly off... more |
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| 281 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBR. Small head. M.1.1-A.
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EF to AU |
$4,250.00
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R-3. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. A superior specimen, actually the second nicest seen. 126.6 gns. Lighter olive brown in color than the preceding. The obverse and reverse surfaces are a trifle more granular, particularly in the centers and especially on the back. Apparently free from any clips, even the most unobtrusive, and quite unusual as such. Horizontal line across Liberty's... more |
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| 282 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBR. Small head. M.1.1-VV. R-7 (estimated). Very Fine
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CH F |
$30,000.00
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The finest of five seen. Miller Reverse Plate Coin. 123.0 gns. Light brown in color on both sides with a few areas darker, principally around the rims. Somewhat misshapen flan, the design on the obverse very tight at the lower right. Obverse slightly off center in that direction; the reverse a little off to the left but the major design details on that side were struck onto the flan.... more |
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| 283 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBR. Muttonhead. M.1.2-C.
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CH EF |
$5,000.00
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R-3. Choice Extremely Fine. A superior example of this variety. 159.3 gns. Nice, rich olive brown, the way some of these come when they are attractive looking. Obverse slightly off center to the bottom, reverse perfectly centered and quite dramatic in its appearance. Surfaces microgranular in places, a little rough in the center of the obverse, less disturbingly so in the center of the... more |
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| 284 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBR. M.1.3-L. R-6. Very Fine. The finest seen
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VF |
$19,000.00
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- by the cataloguer. 108.7 gns. Light brown with some areas on the obverse ruddy, some on the reverse a trifle orange. Surfaces granular in many places, a little rough in the centers, quite rough on Liberty's legs and in the upper left and right fields. Obverse a bit tight on the flan at right, reverse similar but all design elements essentially on the flan. The variety described on its... more |
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| 285 |
1787 Connecticut copper. Mailed Bust Left. M.2-B.
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VF |
$450.00
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R-3. Very Fine. White ink on obverse. 155.4 gns. Deep olive brown in most places, somewhat lighter in the centers. Surfaces a little rough and granular but that is explainable in part by the late state of the obverse. Obverse a little off center to the left and indistinct there, as usually seen on this variety; reverse off to the upper right, LIB all but obscure, date still present,... more |
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| 286 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.3-G.1
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AU |
$18,000.00
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R-6. About Uncirculated. The finest seen. The Miller Plate Coin. 111.4 gns. Fairly even nice medium brown on the obverse, a little lighter in color on the back. The obverse surface just microgranular, the reverse a little rougher particularly in the upper fields. The obverse well centered and fairly well struck for the grade; the reverse a little soft at the upper right. Small rim bruise... more |
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| 287 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Horned bust. M.4-L.
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CH AU |
$6,000.00
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R-1. Choice About Uncirculated. One of the best seen. 140.0 gns. Normal planchet, 28.3 mm. Lovely light to medium brown in color with traces of faded lustre in the protected areas on both sides. Surfaces only lightly granular, essentially as made, the reverse particularly bright and sharp in appearance. Both sides well centered. Struck from the broken state of the obverse with the horn... more |
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| 288 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Horned bust. M.4-L.
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EF |
$950.00
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R-1. Extremely Fine. 105.4 gns. Small planchet, 27.2 mm. Lighter brown in color on both sides. Quite a bit rougher in appearance than the first, a few light marks noted particularly on the obverse. Retained in the collection as a duplicate to illustrate the more advanced state of the obverse break, here a heavy spike arising from the effigy's chest, running upwards in the field to end... more |
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| 289 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. IN DE. M.5-P. R-6
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EF |
$1,800.00
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Technically Extremely Fine with some areas as sharp as that and so exceptional. 135.6 gns. Unnatural bright brassy yellow, blue, and pale rose in color on both sides. Obverse surface nicked heavily in places, somewhat granular at left; reverse flawed through date and into base of globe at the bottom. Slightly off center on both sides, to the left. |
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| 290 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. First Laughing head. M.6.1-M
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CH AU |
$5,500.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. A superior specimen. R-1. Possibly the Miller obverse plate coin. 114.9 gns. Very lovely light olive brown in color on both sides. The obverse fields are basically smooth and hard with just a small patch of light roughness in the upper right field. The reverse fields are similarly smooth and hard with any roughness confined mostly to the left where there... more |
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| 291 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Second Laughing head. M.6.2-M. R-6
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CH VF |
$750.00
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Choice Very Fine. White ink on obverse. 101.8 gns. Mottled golden brown and pale ruddy brown with areas of verdigris visible on both sides. About perfectly centered. Surfaces quite rough around the rims, flawed on the effigy's shoulder, the right side of the obverse and most of the reverse surface seem quite rough. |
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| 292 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Hercules head. M.7-I. R-6. Choice Very Fine
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CH VF |
$10,000.00
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A superior specimen and the second best seen after the Oechsner coin. 126.4 gns. Pale steel gray and brown in color on both sides with a faint hint of iridescent blue. Centers very soft and indistinct as usually seen, the effigy's face with essentially no detail left, the center of Liberty's figure showing only the original planchet surface. Struck a little off center to the lower... more |
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| 293 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Tallest head. M.8-N.
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VF |
$700.00
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R-5+. Very Fine. A nicer than average example. White ink on obverse. 133.6 gns. Light orange brown with a few areas darker, principally around the rims. Obverse and reverse surfaces quite rough and granular, many light hairlines visible on both sides, those on the reverse horizontally across the flan. Nicer than it sounds and deserving of its grade. |
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| 294 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Tallest head. M.8-O.
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CH VF |
$1,400.00
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R-3. Choice Very Fine. 142.0 gns. Light golden brown in color on both sides, the higher points of the reverse a little redder. Obverse surface lightly granular, particularly in the upper left field; reverse just microgranular save for the center where there is a scattering of light flaws. Small planchet clip on the obverse at about 10:00 mirrored on the reverse running through the bases... more |
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| 295 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.9-D.
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G / VF |
$375.00
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R-5+. Good/Very Fine. The Miller Sale Coin. 115.6 gns. Good deep olive brown in color on both sides. Obverse surface very soft, nearly completely indistinct in the center, letters on the left weaker than those on the right. Reverse much stronger in appearance and clearly better struck. Obverse a little off center to the upper left; reverse about perfectly centered if a little bit off... more |
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| 296 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.9-E.
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VF |
$800.00
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R-5+. Technically Very Fine. 125.4 gns. Light orange and brown in color with some areas of corrosion visible particularly on Liberty's head and around the left side of the reverse. Obverse surface microgranular in the centers and left, rougher at the upper right; the reverse quite a bit rougher around the periphery and at the top. |
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| 297 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.9-R.
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CH VF |
$3,000.00
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R-4+. Choice Very Fine. 124.4 gns. Light steel gray and brown in color. Obverse and reverse surfaces just microgranular with a few scattered flaws mostly on the reverse. About perfectly centered on both sides. Clear planchet cutter mark visible running around the top of the reverse. Later obverse state, the die swelling below the effigy's chin. |
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| 298 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.10-E.
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EF |
$3,000.00
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R-5. Technically Extremely Fine. The Miller Sale Coin. 153.5 gns. Light brown save for a patch of iridescent orange brown on the globe and the date. Obverse surface very rough and granular, flawed in the center, at the top, rim ragged. Reverse rough in the center, less rough and still granular elsewhere. Obverse a little off center to the top; reverse off to the lower right. Laconically... more |
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| 299 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.11.1-E.
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CH VF |
$1,200.00
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R-2. Choice Very Fine. 133.1 gns. Light golden brown in the fields, a little darker on the higher points. Obverse and reverse surfaces just microgranular. Obverse a little off to the lower right; reverse to the upper left. Reverse rim ragged principally around the bottom; obverse rim beveled, as made, at the upper right. |
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| 300 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.11.2-K.
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EF |
$1,000.00
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R-3. Technically Extremely Fine. 128.4 gns. Good rich olive brown in color on both sides. Obverse fields seem smooth and hard to the naked eye, center rough, flawed through eye and chin; reverse fields smoother than the center which is indistinct and a little granular. The obverse a little off to the top; the reverse seems nearly perfectly centered. Some small obverse rim flaws, tiny... more |
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| 301 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. IN DE. M.12-Q.
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EF |
$4,000.00
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R-3. Extremely Fine. 133.5 gns. Light brown and orange brown on both sides. Decent sharpness for the grade. Surfaces a little rough, particularly on the back, elsewhere just microgranular. Linear flaws down from the rim at the upper left on the obverse and to the field below the effigy's nose, another engages that appendage, elsewhere the fields show signs of severe clashing; the reverse... more |
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| 302 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. M.13-D.
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EF to AU |
$1,200.00
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R-2. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. One of the few Connecticut varieties that can be found when wanted in higher grade. 128.8 gns. Light orange and ruddy brown obverse, paler orange tan reverse. Both surfaces just lightly granular most everywhere, a few light flaws confined to the obverse. Obverse off to the lower left, trace of the die edge visible at the upper right; the reverse... more |
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| 303 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Arrows at date. M.14-H.
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AM |
$3,000.00
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R-3. Extremeley Fine. A superior example. 103.9 gns. Obverse dark brown and deep umber; reverse a combination of reddish and orange brown. A few traces of verdigris visible, mostly on the reverse. Surfaces microgranular most everywhere, a little rough in the centers but not really disturbingly so. Fairly decent centering on both sides. Rim irregularities entirely as made. |
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| 304 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. CONNECT. M.15-F.
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GEM UNC |
$20,000.00
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R-3. Gem Uncirculated. The finest seen. The Miller Plate Coin. The Miller Sale Coin. 131.9 gns. Rich deep steel brown on both sides. Obverse and reverse quite sharply struck up, the design details with something of a cameo-like appearance against the fields. Rims ragged on both sides particularly on the obverse but entirely as made. Just microgranularity visible in the fields, no real... more |
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| 305 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. CONNECT. M.15-F.
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EF |
$900.00
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R-3. Extremely Fine. 124.0 gns. Light gold high points and central devices, darker golden brown fields. Surfaces on both sides just microgranular and not at all disturbingly so. Well centered and pretty well struck for one of these. A nice specimen, nearly an archetypical Connecticut for the middle level collector. |
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| 306 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. CONNECT. M.15-R. R-7 (estimated)
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G / VG |
$30,000.00
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Nearly Very Fine. 114.8 gns. Dark brown and green on both sides. Traces of verdigris visible particularly on the reverse. The obverse microgranular; the reverse mostly microgranular, flawed on effigy's head, shoulder, more heavily through knees, shield, reaching to the rim at right. Severe planchet clip at the lower left on the reverse with a burr remaining which has narrowly missed... more |
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| 307 |
1787 Connecticut copper. MBL. Fatal break. M.15-S.
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VG |
$1,000.00
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R-5+. Very Good. The Miller Reverse Plate Coin. The Miller Sale Coin. 130.0 gns. Dark charcoal brown, nearly black fields, a little lighter on the high points, the obverse and reverse surfaces nearly uniformly microgranular. Considerable loss of definition in the center of the obverse and reverse, only partially explained as a result of wear. Severe die break in the lower right obverse... more |
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| 308 |
1787 Connecticut copper. Draped Bust Left. M.16.1-m
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F |
$325.00
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R-5. Fine, or so. The Miller Sale Coin. 139.0 gns. Obverse light olive green, reverse darker brown in the fields, lighter gold on the high point. Both surfaces microgranular nearly everywhere, rough in a few places, particularly at the right on each side. Both sides show light horizontal hairlines. |
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| 309 |
1787 Connecticut copper. DBL. M.16.2-NN.1
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VF |
$900.00
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R-5. Very Fine. Better grade for one of these. 152.3 gns. Pale golden brown in color on both sides. Surfaces barely microgranular, a little rough on the effigy's neck and in the center of the reverse, just about as expected. The obverse about perfectly centered; the reverse a little off center to the bottom, bases of the date numerals run off the flan. Small obverse rim bruise at 6:30,... more |
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