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Notable Value Description:
U.S. Colonial Coin. 1787 Connct DB Left, AUCIORI, BN (Miller 33.9-s.2). NGC VF25 and offering very handsome overall visual appeal. Balanced shades of medium brown patina add character to underlying surfaces that are quite decent for the assigned grade.
Series Description:
Connecticut coppers have the most complex minting history of all colonial issues. There were more that 355 die combinations, with at least 126 type varieties having 26 distinct bust styles made by at least six different mints. Yet, the basic design of the Connecticut Coppers never changed; all issues imitated the British halfpenny! The obverse depicted the bust of a man wearing a laurel wreath, the figure sometimes faced to the left (as George II) or to the right (as George III) and was either clad in mail armor or draped in a toga. The obverse legend was one of several forms of Latin abbreviations for the phrase "By the authority of Connecticut." The reverse depicted a seated personification of Liberty closely resembling the British Britannia with a legend consisting of an abbreviated form of "Independence and Liberty."
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| Denomination | |
| Metal | Copper |
| Size (mm) | Weight (g) | |
| Obverse | Draped bust facing left. Lettering: AUCTORI: CONNEC: |
| Reverse | Seated female with a cane on her hand which has a liberty cap on top of it, and on the other hand an olive branch. Lettering: INDE. ET LIB. 1787 |
| References | KM# 8 |
| Rating | Rating Group | Serial Number | VF 25 | NGC | 4755692003 |
| Links | Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 |
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