 1787 Connecticut copper. DBL. ET LIR. M.36-ff.2. R-6+. About Uncirculated. An outstanding specimen, the finest seen by the cataloguer. 139.3 gns. Nice deep brown in color on both sides. Fields smooth, hard and a little glossy in places, particularly on the front. Elsewhere quite rough and indistinct on the effigy's shoulder running down to the base of the obverse, a little less rough but still granular on the head. The reverse quite rough at the top, detail gone there, somewhat granular on legs, globe, and date numerals. Light linear flaw through the upper third of the reverse, a more significant flaw on the base of the effigy's neck, traceable through the lower left obverse field. No signs of accidental damage requiring mention. A remarkable specimen even given the softness and roughness.
Pedigree unrecorded.
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