1785 CT 1/2P Bust Right, BN MS(PCGS#316)

1785 CT 1/2P Bust Right, BN MS (PCGS#316)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Remarkable 1785 Miller 3.3-F.3 1785 Connecticut copper. Miller 3.3-F.3, W-2335. Rarity-4. Mailed Bust Right. AU-58 (PCGS). 147.7 grains. A stunning specimen of this type or variety, with bold mint frost over choice glossy chocolate brown surfaces. With its sharp detail and absence of post-striking flaws, it’s hard to imagine this coin isn’t in the conversation for finest known. The centering is ideal, and denticles frame the lower and left obverse. A natural flaw above the bun on the reverse is the most noteworthy identifier, and other flaws of significance are trivial, like the fissure above the obverse portrait and the line parallel to and right of the exergual line on the reverse. The wheat sheaves on the shield are fully struck up, and the portrait’s hair is particularly well delineated. The Ford specimen was exceptionally pretty and choice for its EF+ grade, but this piece is finer. It’s likely finer than all the rest of this die pair’s survivors as well. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s 1976 American Numismatic Association sale, August 1976, lot 46; the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. PCGS Population: 4, none finer. PCGS# 316 Click here for certification details from PCGS.