Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-50 (illustrated
above).
Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s
"Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 2001, Lot 58 at $2,875.00, where it was unattributed and described as follows: "1785
Connecticut Copper. African head. PCGS graded AU-50. An extremely rare
coin in high grade, this one is one of two graded as such by PCGS, with
none graded higher. Below that only 2 have been graded in EF-40.
Certainly a prize for the specialist. The surfaces are slightly rough
under magnification, and the coin is toned a medium light brown. One
spot on each side of the obverse, both old and not too distracting."
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins
& Collectibles, Inc.'s "Pre-Long Beach Sale", September 23
& 24, 2002, Lot 61, illustrated
"EF-40". Ex -
Jesse Patrick - McCawley & Grellman
"8th Annual C-4 Convention Sale", November 16, 2002, Lot 74,
illustrated, "...135.6 gns...", sold for $1,155.00
Very Fine-35. Ex - Early American History Auctions, Inc.
Mail
Bid Sale, April 20, 2002, Lot 923, where it was described (in
part) as follows: "140.2
grains. Strong detail for the type, with uniformly porous surfaces.
Struck slightly off-center on the reverse, shifting so that the date is
separated from the rim by a fairly wide margin.", unsold - Early
American History Auctions, Inc. Mail Bid Sale, December 7, 2002, Lot 927
"F-18". Ex - McCawley & Grellman
"8th Annual C-4 Convention Sale", November 16, 2002, Lot 232,
illustrated, "...133.1 gns...", sold for $302.50 to a mail bidder
"F-12". Ex - McCawley & Grellman
"8th Annual C-4 Convention Sale", November 16, 2002, Lot 233,
not illustrated, "...138.8 gns...", sold for $198.00