1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left, BN VF35BN 认证号60133522, PCGS号370

1787 colonial copper penny from state of Connecticut. Variety with Draped Bust Left, PCGS VF35. The design imitated the British halfpenny. The obverse depicts the bust of a man wearing a laurel wreath, with latin abbreviations for the phrase "by the authority of Connecticut". The reverse depicts seated Liberty, closely resembling British Britannia, with abbreviated legend "Independence and Liberty". The state authorized a private company to mint the coins, and received 5% royalty fee (1 in 20 of the coins minted were given to the state). Nice 2-tone eye appeal. Paid $550 cash at Allentown coin show 6/4/2016. Dealer wouldn't bargain. The same exact PCGS coin had previously sold many years ago at Goldberg auction 9/17/2003 for $414