1787 Connecticut Copper.Miller 37.8-HH.High Rarity-5. Corrosion. Bowers, the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins, lists this type as his W-4145 (page 150), where the variety is priced with just one sale record, a Fine at $2,123. 14 Day return privilege.Open to offers on all my coins!
Bob
Copper coins were struck in Connecticut beginning in 1785 and continuing through 1788. Connecticut coppers have the most complex minting history of allcolonial issues. There are more than 355 die combinations, with at least 126type varieties having 26 distinct bust styles made by at least six differentmints. The year 1787 has 241 varieties. Yet, the basic design of theConnecticut Coppers never changed; all issues imitated the British halfpenny!These were struck with primitive technology by people who didn\'t know what theywere doing, and thus they cannot be graded the same as products from a well‐run and experienced mint.Planchet flaws, weak strike, late die states and the like are the rule, not theexception. The most common Connecticut copper is 1000x rarer than a 1909-S V.D.B. cent and rarer than therarest Morgan Dollar!

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