1788 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 12.1-E, BN MS(PCGS#687264)
1788 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 12.1-E, BN MS (PCGS#687264)
Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8385
- 等级
- AU55BN
- 价格
- 37,001
- 详细说明
- Superb 1788 Miller 12.1-E Possibly Finest Known Ex John G. Mills, 1904 1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 12.1-E, W-4515. Rarity-5. Mailed Bust Left. AU-55 (PCGS). 117.2 grains. A truly outstanding coin with exceptional aesthetic appeal. The lustrous surfaces are attractively mottled light olive brown on both sides. One subtle patch of reddish patina is noted near the shield while a few light streaks of deeper steel are seen on both sides, the latter being just hints of natural flaws that only slightly break the continuity of the surfaces. The only exception is one shallow flaw in the effigy’s hair. Centered a little to the left on the obverse and nearly perfectly on the reverse. Good clarity through the legends as well as in the central details. When Michael Hodder cataloged this coin for the Ford sale in 2005, he commented that it was the best one he had seen. In 2014, the cataloger of the Eric Newman coins echoed this, identifying this piece as the only one finer than the piece described in that sale. Really lovely in every respect and with a superb provenance going back more than a century. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex John G. Mills, S.H. & H. Chapman, April 1904:335; Hillyer C. Ryder (tag included); F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr., Stack’s, Ford Part IX, May 2005:489. Click here for certification details from PCGS.