1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 2-D, W-4405. Rarity-1. Mailed Bust Right. EF-45 (PCGS).
125.9 grains. A very attractive example of this common but distinctive variety that comes with great provenance. Glossy light brown with some natural streaks of darker brown on each side. Free of notable marks or roughness, well struck and centered, and only lightly worn. Late die state, though they come even later, with a partially retained die break at the obverse shoulder that connects to a bisecting die crack that ends above the tip of the wreath. Several additional die cracks are seen on both the obverse and reverse. Excellent detail and eye appeal throughout.
PCGS# 687248.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Hillyer C. Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) September 1993 sale, lot 1038; Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), June 2006.

Estimate: $1100