1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.17-gg.2, W-3635. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR. VF-20 (PCGS).
139.0 grains. Very dark olive brown, the fields verging on slate in places, but the coin is entirely glossy with only light, even granularity and surface deposits. On a poorly prepared flan with an unusual protrusion right at Miss Liberty's head, but there are no flaws and voids often seen on Connecticuts. The integrity is quite good overall, with just some light natural planchet roughness. Fairly well centered on both sides and pleasing for the grade. Dual painted die varieties on the obverse, the work of Edward Canfield, this being one of his duplicates. Two of his other 33.17-gg.2 coins are in the ANS collection, one inked identically to this, the other with only the Miller designation in the left field (as opposed to Hall's at left, and Miller's at right). One of the uniquely marked and historic coins that "was there," so to speak, in the hands of an astute collector while the in-depth early research into this series was actually unfolding in the early 20th century.
PCGS# 685142.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Edward Canfield; unknown intermediaries; Heritage's sale of April 2002, lot 7760; Jim LaSarre, via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), June 2006.

Estimate: $650