1785 CONNECTICUT COPPER -
MILLER 8-DRarity:
Very Rare
Variety nickname: Mailed Bust Left
Notes:
This
was the only use of the obverse die. The
reverse die of this variety was also used on:
1785 Miller 4.3-D
1785 Miller 4.4-D
1785 Miller 7.1-D
1785 Miller 7.2-D |
Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Recent appearances:
"F-15" (illustrated
above). Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot
17, where it was
described as follows: "1785 Conn. Miller 8-D R6- F-15 Glossy medium
brown and chocolate. Nicely struck with excellent eye appeal for the
grade. The only defects are some very faint hairline scratches hidden in
the patina on the obverse, a small patch of microscopic roughness at the
shoulder, and a void in the planchet at the rim outside UCT. Superior to
the recently auctioned George Perkins example of this rare variety
(Stack's 1/12/2000:212). Weight 143.4 grains.", sold for $1,150.00
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