1787/1877 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 12-Q, BN MS(PCGS#686419)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8264

等级

XF45

价格

13,107

详细说明

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 12-Q, W-2885. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left, 1787 over 1877. EF-45 (PCGS). 156.4 grains. Deep olive brown but granular on both sides with areas of minor pitting. Rim flaws at the left peripheries of both sides, a little higher on the reverse than the obverse, and a reverse rim bump is noted below the feet. Still fairly glossy and with excellent detail for the issue. These dies are only known to have been used in this pairing, and it seems that the coiner had a problem getting planchets into the press for successful strikes, as a series of clashes clearly occurred, creating an interesting die progression through the strikes of this variety. This is a later state, with one of the later die clash events having largely eliminated the ONN of the obverse legend. In addition, the obverse die has begun to sink in this area, causing a bulge in the coin. A small cud has formed opposite the branch hand, and other breaks are seen from the rim through the B of LIB, and from the rim near 5 o'clock into the shield. Thankfully, the date is fully on the flan and well expressed so the overdate can be seen without difficulty. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Hillyer C. Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of September 1993, lot 976; our (Stack's) sale of September 1998, lot 51; Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), June 2006. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 686419. 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.