1785 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 8-D, BN MS(PCGS#686820)

Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8092

等级

VF30BN

价格

16,087

详细说明

Superior 1785 Miller 8-D 1785 Connecticut Copper. Miller 8-D, W-2455. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS). 129.1 grains. Handsome deep chocolate and olive brown with just a couple of natural striations and really no handling imperfections to speak of. The obverse die is sunken through the middle, which happened relatively early and caused many examples of this variety to be weak through the centers on both sides. As such, they often appear more worn than they are, and this is no exception. The surfaces are very slightly porous but a significant amount of this fine roughness is likely just natural planchet texture where the strike is weak. Elsewhere, the surfaces are smoother and the detail quite sharp. This example is well-centered with a full date and relatively strong legends. The eye appeal is excellent with the exception of one small planchet void at the eye of the portrait. Still, this is superior to those seen in Collection SLT, and Perkins. In fact, when Walter Breen cataloged it for Pine Tree’s 1975 EAC sale, he called it the “finest known,” comparing it to the other seven known to him at the time. This is nearly as nice as the recently sold Newman coin, lot 15026 in Heritage’s November 2017 sale, which brought $12,000. That piece was lighter brown and struck just a hair better, mostly noticeable in the central reverse, but it also had long planchet fissures and was virtually identical in peripheral sharpness. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Q. David Bowers, Pine Tree’s 1975 EAC sale, February 1975:29; Richard Picker; Anthony Terranova, 2008. Click here for certification details from PCGS.