1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Right, BN MS (PCGS#397)
The January 2012 Americana Sale
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7422
- 等级
- MS63
- 价格
- 308,450
- 详细说明
- 1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 3-B.1, W-4410. Rarity-5+. Mailed Bust Facing Right. MS-63 BN. 110.8 grains. Lustrous pale chestnut brown with exceptional design detail and eye appeal to match; traces of mint red glow warmly in the deeply protected areas. <strong>The Breen (1988) and Whitman (2009) <em>Encyclopedia </em>plate coin</strong>, used in both instances to illustrate the design type. Modestly off-center to the right on both obverse and reverse, though not affecting the peripheral designs. <strong>Overstruck on a Nova Constellatio copper, </strong>as are all known examples of the variety. Amazingly mark-free to the unassisted eye; the only surface disturbances of any merit are traces of the undertype which are in plain view and best seen on the obverse. Almost certainly the top of the <em><strong>Condition Census</strong></em> for Miller.3-B.1; if a finer example exists, then its owner is blessed with a numismatic treasure. Indeed, the present coin is probably among the finest Connecticut coppers of <em>any </em>variety to have survived through the ages. Easily one of the most important Connecticut coppers, as far as condition is concerned, in the SLT holdings, and one of the most beautiful examples of the discipline to come into the marketplace since our (Stack's) Ford Collection offering in 2005.
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