1787 CONNECTICUT COPPER -
MILLER 10-E
Rarity: Very Rare
Variety equivalents:
Notes:
This
was the only use of the obverse
die.
The reverse die of this variety was also used on:
1787 Miller 9-E
1787 Miller 11.1-E
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Images courtesy of Early
American History Auctions
Recent appearances:
"Details of Extremely Fine" (illustrated above). Ex - Early American History Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid
Sale, December 9, 2000, Lot 856, illustrated, where it was described as follows:
"1787 CT Copper, Mailed Bust Left, Miller 10-E, Details of
Extremely Fine. 153.0 grains. Rarity 6 (Very Rare). Dark,
reddish-brown in color, with a slightly dull obverse but a nice and
glossy reverse. According to Breen, this reverse was ground down, so
there is not much detail to begin with, but there is enough here to make
it finer than both the Taylor:2416 (VG, rough) and the Pine Tree/EAC:93
(VG-Fine, black and slightly granular). This piece also features a
really advanced state of the obverse crack mentioned in both of the
aforementioned catalogues, but not quite as advanced as on Perkins:273.
This is easily one of the finest examples known of the variety!" - Early American History Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid
Sale, August 25, 2001, Lot 1375, illustrated.
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