 1786 Connecticut copper. MBL. Hercules variety. M.5.3-B.2. R-8. Uncirculated. The Miller Plate coin. The Miller Sale Coin. 124.7 gns. For technical grade, the finest known. For eye appeal, second after Garrett's with Perkins' the third. Extremely rare: there are only these three known. The obverse an interesting ruddy brown with traces of lighter golden brown; the reverse a more even light golden brown in color. The obverse surface very heavily flawed in the left field, on the effigy's chest, rough elsewhere, some gloss remaining in the right field. The reverse smoother in most places yet still linearly flawed from left to right, heavily on Liberty's legs and near the left rim at about 8:30. Traces of verdigris on the obverse and reverse. Described on its collector's ticket as ''Uncirculated. Hercules.'' The rarest of the three Hercules varieties. Described by the otherwise laconic Elder in his catalogue of Miller's collection as ''Combination not previously known. Only one seen. Flan defect otherwise very fine. Unique.''
Ex Henry C. Miller Collection (Tom Elder, May 29, 1920, lot 1838). Square collector's ticket accompanies the lot.
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