1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.3-N, W-4610. Rarity-2. Draped Bust

1788 Connecticut Copper. Miller 16.3-N, W-4610. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left. Overstruck on a 1788 Ryder 1-B Massachusetts Cent. EF-45 (PCGS). 117.7 grains. Deep charcoal olive-copper with a gentle mottling of medium brown. The surfaces are microgranular overall, although we see no marks of consequence. What a loupe does readily reveal, however, are bold traces of the undertype on the obverse at and before the effigy's profile, on the reverse in the left field area, these being primarily portions of the Native American's bow and the eagle's wing and tail, respectively. Well centered on the obverse despite incomplete border denticulation, the reverse is off center to 12 o'clock with the upper border resting on the top of the seated figure's head. Pleasingly bold overall, and with an impressive numismatic provenance. Provenance: From the John Bolger Collection. Earlier ex Thomas L. Elder's sale of the Henry C. Miller Collection, May 1920, lot 2067; our (Stack's) sale of Selections from the Hillyer C. Ryder-F.C.C. Boyd Collections, June 1994, lot 221; Anthony Terranova, August 2003. PCGS# 409. NGC ID: 2B3D. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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