 1785 Connecticut copper. Mailed bust right. Miller 1-E. Rarity-4. Extremely Fine, a superior grade for one of these. White ink on edge. 152.8 gns. Medium brown on both sides. Surfaces lightly microgranular just about everywhere. Planchet flaw below the effigy's shoulder, small rim flaw below that visible on the obverse mirrored on the reverse at about 11:15. Clear die blip below the effigy's chin. Nicer than the Perkins coin. Accompanied by a small round ticket annotated with attribution number and enigmatic '609'.
Pedigree prior to the F.C.C. Boyd Estate and the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection unrecorded.
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