Colonials 1786 Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, M. 7-K,

Colonials
1786 Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, M. 7-K, W-2695, R.7 -- Edge Damaged -- PCGS Genuine. XF Details. Ex: Taylor-Perkins-Sydney F. Martin Collection. 139.3 grains, per prior auction appearances. Mailed Bust 1786 Connecticut coppers are plentiful, but Draped Bust examples bearing that date are rare. Only two 1786 Mailed Bust die pairs exist, Miller 6-K and Miller 7-K. The former is very scarce, and the latter is a great rarity, with just seven examples confirmed. The present lot is well-defined for the XF level. The centering favors the right-side borders, but the date is full. The walnut-brown surfaces display a couple of unimportant flan striations on each side. The attribution was inked in the obverse field by Frederick A. Canfield long ago, with the letters 7K near the nose and the letter M near the ribbon knot. Edge knocks at 6:30 and 9 o'clock explain the PCGS designation. Listed on page 61 of the 2024 Guide Book.
Ex: Frederick A. Canfield; John Carter Brown Library Collection (Pine Tree, 5/1976), lot 513; Frederick B. Taylor Collection (Bowers and Merena, 3/1987), lot 2388; George C. Perkins Collection; Americana Sale (Stack's, 1/2000), lot 251; Jim LaSarre; Sydney F. Martin Collection, Part II (Stack's Bowers, 10/2022), lot 1358. From The James E. Blake Collection of United States Colonial Coins & Tokens.

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