1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, ETLIR VF20 NGC. M. 37.11-ff.2, W-4170, R.5 154.3 grains. Semi-glossy surfaces combine steel and olive patina with slight roughness. A few heavier marks are evident, with an old cut at the center of the reverse that now matches the surrounding color. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $440.63. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, ETLIR VF20 NGC. M. 37.11-ff.2, W-4170, R.5 154.3 grains. Semi-glossy surfaces combine steel and olive patina with slight roughness. A few heavier marks are evident, with an old cut at the center of the reverse that now matches the surrounding color. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $440.63. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left VF Details, Reverse Rim Damage NGC. M. 37.3-i, W-4110, R.3. 142.0 grains. The round Circle H card accompanies this lot, along with a Henry Chapman envelope, and a small square ticket from an unidentified past owner. This piece may have been from the Dr. Thomas Hall Collection. Faint maroon patina appears on the pleasing chestnut-brown surfaces, with a few rim bruises, most noticeably at 9 o'clock on the reverse. Ex: William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $763.75. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left VF Details, Reverse Rim Damage NGC. M. 37.3-i, W-4110, R.3. 142.0 grains. The round Circle H card accompanies this lot, along with a Henry Chapman envelope, and a small square ticket from an unidentified past owner. This piece may have been from the Dr. Thomas Hall Collection. Faint maroon patina appears on the pleasing chestnut-brown surfaces, with a few rim bruises, most noticeably at 9 o'clock on the reverse. Ex: William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $763.75. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left Fine 15 NGC. M. 36-l.1, W-4070, R.6. 148.2 grains. Although considerably worn, this example has smooth and glossy light brown surfaces with splashes of greenish patina on each side. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman / B.G. Johnson d.b.a. St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman @ $0.75; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $411.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left Fine 15 NGC. M. 36-l.1, W-4070, R.6. 148.2 grains. Although considerably worn, this example has smooth and glossy light brown surfaces with splashes of greenish patina on each side. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman / B.G. Johnson d.b.a. St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman @ $0.75; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $411.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, ETLIR Fine 12 NGC. M. 34-ff.1, W-4060, R.5. 152.8 grains. Faint hairlines appear on both sides of this pleasing light brown example, with an obverse rim bruise at 11 o'clock, and a few minor reverse planchet flaws. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $223.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left INDE over INDN XF Details, Environmental Damage NGC. M. 33.40-Z.1, W-3965, Low R.6. 103.4 grains. A round Circle H card accompanies this lot, although it is likely that the corroded surfaces prevented Hays from applying his famous India ink attribution. The obverse exhibits tan, amber, turquoise, and maroon, while the reverse is mostly blue-steel. The existing detail is sharper than most others that we have seen. One well-known cataloger was fond of calling such pieces "sharpness condition census." Ex: Dr. Thomas Hall (1890); William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $381.88. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left, ETLIR Fine 12 NGC. M. 34-ff.1, W-4060, R.5. 152.8 grains. Faint hairlines appear on both sides of this pleasing light brown example, with an obverse rim bruise at 11 o'clock, and a few minor reverse planchet flaws. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $223.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
1787 COPPER Connecticut Copper, Draped Bust Left INDE over INDN XF Details, Environmental Damage NGC. M. 33.40-Z.1, W-3965, Low R.6. 103.4 grains. A round Circle H card accompanies this lot, although it is likely that the corroded surfaces prevented Hays from applying his famous India ink attribution. The obverse exhibits tan, amber, turquoise, and maroon, while the reverse is mostly blue-steel. The existing detail is sharper than most others that we have seen. One well-known cataloger was fond of calling such pieces "sharpness condition census." Ex: Dr. Thomas Hall (1890); William Wallace Hays; Hillyer Ryder; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Realized $381.88. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
