Houston Jan 2025

LOT 117 1787 Connecticut Miller 2-B R3 MBL, NGC graded VF30 . Glossy light to medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there are some small planchet voids on the neck and a couple more at the top of the reverse. No verdigris or significant contact marks. The date and legends are clear. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-7 leaving the bottom edge of the bust off the planchet. Weight 169.7 grains. The attribution and Oechsner-Donald G. Partrick Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. Certification Number 2051332-013

LOT 115 1787 Connecticut Miller 1.2-C R3 MBR, the “Muttonhead,” NGC graded VF25 . Glossy light to medium brown fading to light chocolate in protected areas. Smooth and quite attractive with light, even wear. Intermediate die state with weakness in the legends on the obverse due to die wear. The date is complete and clear. A nice example of this popular “Redbook” variety. The attribution and Long Island Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. Certification Number 6061902-006

Ex Herbert M. Oechsner, Stack’s 9/8/1988:1061-Anthony J. Terranova-Donald Groves Partrick Collection, Heritage Auctions 11/1/2020:44085 (includes the Terranova sales envelope, the Partrick collection envelope and the Heritage lot ticket)

Ex the Long Island Collection-the Copper Mountain Collection

LOT 116 1787 Connecticut Miller 1.3-L R6 MBR VG8 . Sharper, especially on the reverse, but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the left of both sides. Much of the roughness may have been in the planchet pre-striking, but certainly not all of it. Partly glossy medium brown with some crusty olive brown in protected areas. No verdigris and the only notable marks are a couple light scratches from the throat into the field towards the E in CONNEC. The date is strong and the legends are readable, although several letters are weak. Plated in the 1971 Taxay reference. An acceptable example of a very rare variety that seldom comes with nice surfaces. Weight 112.5 grains.

LOT 118 1787 Connecticut Miller 4-L R1 MBL, PCGS graded VF30 . Glossy chocolate brown and steel with smooth, very attractive surfaces. The only marks are a small rim bruise on the left side of the reverse and two specks of raised greenish verdigris under the T in ET. Intermediate die state with a well advanced “horn” up from the bust. The attribution and Twin Leaf provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 686406.30/36857114

Ex Richard Kosta, 1998 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/21/1998:114-Neil Rothschild Collection, Early Cents Auctions 1/23/2021:58 (includes the Rothschild collection envelope and the last lot ticket)

Ex W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (the Twin Leaf Collection)-the Copper Mountain Collection

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