 1785 Connecticut copper. MBR. M.5-F.5. R-4. About Uncirculated in terms of wear and thus technical grade. As such, one of the least circulated of these seen by the cataloguer. 163.2 gns. Both sides are a nice rich olive brown in color. The surfaces are heavily flawed and striated, horizontally across the obverse and diagonally on the reverse. There is considerable consequent loss of definition but the piece shows some gloss and the surfaces, where not flawed, are smooth and hard, indicative of the coin's technical grade. The obverse rim ragged at the upper right mirroring the clip on the reverse at the lower right. Later state of the obverse, the die break from chin to chest nearly a solid line and the second line having formed from inside the chin to the chest. This number comes flawed and with other surface problems, see the two decent grade Taylor coins for other examples. Despite its flaws, this piece is far superior to the Perkins coin.
Ex Tom Elder's sale of April 8, 1916, lot 878. Square collector's ticket accompanies the lot.
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