 1787 Connecticut copper. Mailed bust right. Small head. M.1.1-A. 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 or very close to the edge. One very tiny nearly imperceptible rim clip on the obverse at about 11:30, otherwise, the piece is free from the clips that usually plague this issue. No signs of important damage or defects that require particular mention. Obverse die buckling in the left field, as usual; the reverse apparently sinking in the center.
Ex John Story Jenks Collection (Henry Chapman, December 7, 1921, lot 5474). Square collector's ticket accompanies the lot.
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