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InluU* (feorat g. Terltys CONNECTICUT Nymtsmatist DATg:1787 US OitfiardSt S^u) ‘Bedford, Ml 02740 MILLER NO. : 28 - m GRADE: OBVERSE: AU_ RE VE RSE: AU__ TYPE/NICKNAMEs LBL_RA RITY: JN:4(Too 1 ow , EAC ’75 LOT No. 106_M. PL. No. 1 rT~ 3 MINT:Company For Coining Coppers-New Haven II Die Cutters: DIAM:Horiz . :28«-91 Vert:28.76 Thickness: 1.73 mm WT.: 8.64Grams:133.34Grains:right Die Rot.:13 ° EX.:Dr. Thoma^ gall Coll.:Ex. Stack's.Hessberg Sale,l-19-9/:Ex. Stack.s Starr II Sale.L.973(plates ) Lot No.:_Cat. Grade :AU_Date Acq . : 1-19-93 GCP Ser.No.2137250 Val.ifc_, as of_ Source of value: Form <£> 1991 G.C. Perkins DESCRIPTION: OBVERSE: Well centered strike, although a bit toward 8:00, or so, so that AUCT about at edge and wide denticles 1:00 to 4:00. A pleasing, • smooth, somewhat variegated brown/red brown flan, glossy and hard, with no defects. Called "virt¬ ually mint state" in the Hessberg Cat.,there are only the slightest signs of wear in the two lower pairs of leaves of wreathand knot of hair ribbon.a strong, bold strike. -WE1RSE.: Similar flan characteristics. All design details strong and bold with only the slightest evidences of circulation in the highest elements. Struck off center a little toward 12;30, o4 so, so that top of head is right on the edge but not affected.Wide denticles from 3*00 to 9*00. Full, strong date, dateline with an apparent faint break between the two ?’s. Called,"High condition v. . V census" by Michael Hodder in the Starr II .* catalogue Fourth finest in GCP "Tentative Condition Census as at 1/28/93, after Oechsners1094,"MS"@$3575s ANS 1914 Colonial Exhibit xofi, MS;and Garrett, 3*1361,CH.UNC <§$7200. The ANS'soec. is only VG; CNL has a VF; R.Martin had a VG(Feb.’84, possibly., now replaced. There was a "nice EF" in L. Merkin’s 10/31/73 Sale, L. 167 (not plated).Not in Taylor;Norweb:2521 was only F-12. * Dr. Hall's attribution number,"28 mu in yellowed white paint. CONNECTICUT GRADE: OBV: VG-10 to E-l2 DATE: 1787 z REV: V^-8 to AVF-3<lller No. -;-8 - n TYPE/ OBL (#5) (8?) NICKNAME: _ Rarity: EAC'75 L.No. 10?_M.Pl.No.: r,-(26-m; MINT:Company For Coining Coppers - New Haven I Die Cutter(s) _ 1.60 Diameter:28.1 mm Thickness: mi Weight: 9 * 0 Grams: 838.89 Grains ($XtCksJ\ EX: Stack's Gale, Sept. 7.8, 1989 SV 1 9/7. 8/89 Lot No. : Grade V _ Date Acq. Ser. No. os 3?-4E26 Value_as of_ Source of Value: DESCRIPTION OBVERSE: Struck slightly off-center toward 1:00, or so, so that CONNE juston edge of flan, though not affected, on a' fairly smooth, flan showing some evidence of cleaning: brighter light tan highlights,darker steely gray in fields, etc.An area of extremely fine parallel scratches in head; a natural (?) small flan pit below 0 of AUCfORI.Upper head detail flat, legend, drapery fairly strong. iiftoi: REV Generally, stronger.Left side detail approaching strength.Lower right figure detail not struck-up. 1?8 of date evident. Some granularity evident under a glass.Not a thing of beauty, but an example of a rare(varity. CONNECTICUT US Oit/uudst DATE: 1787 tyiv Bedford, i\fa 02740 MILLER NO.s 28-0 GRADE: OBVERSE! Tt VF-20 RE VE RSE: Same T YPE/ NIC KNAMEi DBL _RA RIT Y: Hi R-6 EAC '?5 LOT No. 108 M. PL. No.IH(28-m) jViINT:Conrpanv For Coining Coppers (New Havenll) Die Cutters: DIAM:Horiz.:27.Q1Vert:28.09 Thicknessil.70 mm WT.: 8.Grams:i 21 ,00 Grains:_Die Rot.: 0 ° EX.^taek*af Pinker Ref. Coll.. Sale. 7/22/Q2 . L.-£££&: Jeff Rnnk.FPr, ,v 8. Soring 'Q3.L. 99 Lot No.!_Cat. Grade!?; yp Date Acq ♦ :6/10/qS GCP 3er. No. ttr VsI. S_, as of_ Source of value: Form <g> 1991 G.C. Perkins DESCRIPTION! Struck a little off-center toward OBVERSE: 12:00, or so, so that CTORI right on edge of flan but no details affected,on a mottled reddish brown, granular flan.Obverse flawed vertically through the bust.CTO very 1ight.CONNEC, drapery approach XF in strength. REVS RSE:Struck off-center toward 6:00, or so, so that practically all the date off flan. Similar flan characteristics.V. light striae vertically through figure. Most detail is of at least VF-20-30 strength except N of INDE very light. Called "Condition Census" by M. Hodder in the Picker Cat. and J.Hock in his FPL.Fourth finest known in G.C.P. *S Tentativ£Cc>ndition Census aftersTayhors2461;Pine Tree ' 75*h« 108 and Hessberg 1409. CONNECTICUT GRADE: OBV:_ DATE: 1 787 A Or-3 tO REV:_ VG-5 to AVP-20 Miller No. ?q . 1 -a . ? PE/NICKNAME: DBL -RaritV EAC'75 L.No. 120/FtoVF/$27Q M.Pi .No. ; Nohe_*/?*»£■ MINT: Company For Coining Coppers- New Haven II Die Cutter (s): ______ Diameter £7 • 8X28.4 mm Thickness: 1*5- mm Weight: 8.65 Grams; 1.33 *49 Grains ^-33 • 5 ~;0rs Bowers & Merena, Norweb II Sale EX: Lot No.:2523 Grade 4G-3/4 Date Acq. 5 80 Ser. No. U3974?8 Value: as of urce of Value: DESCRIPTION OBVERSE: Well centered strike on a "goldfi^ ^own" flan with no melon d a-FacIa . There is a natural mineral iwlnHiw flaw in center of neck of the figure and a fine striae from T of AUCTORI toward nose, both noted only for future identific- ation;right side detail at least F-15; while left side is much weaker, probably only the AG-3 of the cataloguer.Nevertheless, AUCTORI is vestigially present, though face of figure can ^karcely be made out. REVERSE: Similar flan, coloration, etc.; a couple of fine striae central figure and lower central ft figure,another between D and S of INDE, all minor. Overall,considerably stronger than the obverse- Peripheral details, including legend, punctual; and date range from VG-8 to AVF-20.Figure fairly well outlined, but weak in central details.Nevertheless, considerably better than the cataloguer's grade of AG-3/4 would indica^. A condition census candidate for this rare Connecticut variety, with a very low average condition.