1788 CT 1/2P CONNLC, Miller 13-A.1, BN MS(PCGS#687232)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5310

等级

VF30BN

价格

4,632

详细说明

1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 13-A.1, W-4535. Rarity-4+. Mailed Bust Left, CONNLC—Double Struck—VF-30 (PCGS). 130.3 grains. Dies oriented at 270 degrees. Robert collected an incredible two double struck examples of this die marriage, and at least one other is known, a near twin to this one in terms of degree and positioning of the multiple strikes. Struck first about 5%percent off-center, cutting off more than 50% of the tops of CONNLC, then again about 40% off-center toward the 10 o’clock position of the reverse. The legend misspelling CONNLC is here visible twice. The double striking is particularly jarring on this die pairing, as it almost always comes with dies rotated about90 degrees form the normal position, as here, making the double striking even more amazing looking when one turns the coin over! Surfaces are dark brown and uniformly granular, with lighter brown at the high points. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex T. James Clarke; the Herbert Oechsner Collection, Stack's, September 9, 1988, lot 1202. Robert believed that this was also lot 920 in New Netherlands’ Numisma Fixed Price List, as it is described as “A double struck freak of popular CONNLC type, clearly showing the error twice. Fine; slightly impaired. Desirable.” Robert took the fact that the “error” (i.e. the misspelling) is visible twice on this coin to mean that this coin and the Numisma appearance are the same. PCGS Population: 1; 1 finer for the type. PCGS #406 and #687232. Click here for certification details from PCGS.