Houston Jan 2025

1785 Connecticut Miller 6.4-I R2 MBR VF25+ . Very attractive glossy light chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is smooth, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only defects are some tiny planchet flakes in the centers, mostly on the reverse (as struck). Nicely centered with a bold date and legends. Later die state with minor swelling on both sides and a small cud break at the top of the reverse. A very nice Connecticut copper that comes with an equally nice provenance. Weight 132.2 grains. Ex Alan Kessler, 1975 EAC Sale, Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/15/1975:23-unknown-Stack’s 3/16/2000:1011 Neil Rothschild Collection, Early Cents Auctions 1/21/2022:161-Kevin Vinton (includes the last lot ticket)

LOT 96

LOT 98

1785 Connecticut Miller 6.4-I R2 MBR, PCGS graded VF20 . Glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. Smooth and quite nice for the grade except for a half dozen tiny pits on the top of the reverse. The largest pit is on the neck of the seated figure and it contains some greenish verdigris. The only contact mark is a small rim nick at the E in CONNEC. The date is clear, although the 1 is a bit weak, and the legends are strong. Softly struck in the middle of the reverse, as usual on this variety. The attribution and Robert M. Martin Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 686816.20/38156275 Ex Robert M. Martin Collection, Stack’s Bowers 11/15/2019:5074-the Copper Mountain Collection

LOT 97

1785 Connecticut Miller 6.4-I R2 MBR, PCGS graded VF35 . Attractive glossy light brown on the devices, olive brown in the fields and protected areas. The two-tone color accents the details and this piece has great eye appeal. Smooth and nearly flawless, just lightly worn. The only flaws are a tiny planchet void in the field behind the head of the seated figure and a shallow depression at the bottom of the neck where there was not enough planchet metal available to fill both that spot and the opposing bust of the seated figure. Nicely centered with a bold date and legends. Later die state with a small cud break reaching inside the dentils at the top of the reverse. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 686816.35/40482159

Ex the Copper Mountain Collection

35 Photos of all lots can be found at www.earlycentsauctions.com