1787 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 10-E, BN MS(PCGS#686416)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8259

等级

AU50

价格

12,233

详细说明

Nicely Preserved 1787 Miller 10-E Ex Henry Miller, 1920 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 10-E, W-2865. Rarity-5. Mailed Bust Left. AU-50 (PCGS). 153.5 grains. Pleasing medium brown surfaces are interrupted by some streaks of deeper steel toning, some associated with natural planchet flaws through the face. Still, the surface quality is very nice, retaining traces of luster in addition to just the slightest vestige of faded mint red through the ORI of AUCTORI. Glossy and rather pleasing regardless of the naturally imperfect flan. Centered a bit high and to the right on the obverse with several letters partly off the edge, while the reverse is a bit more off center toward 5 o'clock, resulting in the loss of some of the L, most of the I and all but the base of the B. The first two digits of the date are visible, the latter two lost to planchet irregularities. Similar streaked flaws are seen on others of this marriage, including Partrick:44111, which, though graded MS-61 by NGC and on a better flan, is arguably no nicer than this one in terms of grade. Randall Clark used this coin to plate reverse E. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Thomas Elder's sale of the Henry C. Miller Collection, May 1920, lot 1880; Hillyer C. Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part IX, May 2005, lot 298; Christopher B. Young, January 2007. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 686416. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.