Houston Jan 2025

LOT 201 1787 Connecticut Miller 37.8-LL R5- DBL, PCGS graded VF30 . Glossy light reddish chocolate with lighter brown on the devices. Mostly smooth but there are some planchet fissures on both sides, the most-obvious one on the obverse at the back of the head. The rim is uneven at TORI, as struck. Softly struck along the right edge on both sides but those legends are still readable. Struck a bit off center to K-10 leaving the lower half of the date off the planchet. Weight 134.6 grains. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Twin Leaf provenance are noted on the PCGS label. (The back of the holder is scuffed.). Certification Number 687268.30/36650724

LOT 202 1787 Connecticut Miller 37.9-e R5+ DBL, PCGS graded XF45 . Glossy light olive brown with a couple splashes of darker olive brown on the obverse. Mostly smooth but there are some small planchet voids on both sides, most notable on the cheek, through the R in AUCTORI, and on the reverse before the face and at the feet of the seated figure. A minor rim bruise at the back of the head on the reverse is the only significant contact mark. The date and legends are clear. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Certification Number 687270.45/46409455

Ex George C. Perkins, Esq., Stack’s 3/18/1993:2203-Steven L. Tanenbaum & Tom Rinaldo 4/8/2000-W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (the Twin Leaf Collection)-the Copper Mountain Collection (includes the Tanenbaum/Rinaldo sales envelope and Wadlington collection note)

Ex the Copper Mountain Collection

 SECOND FINEST MILLER 37.10-RR RARITY

LOT 203 1787 Connecticut Miller 37.10-RR R6 DBL EF45 . Choice glossy medium brown with traces of mint frost in protected areas. No corrosion or contact marks, just very light friction on the devices. Later die state with swelling in the fields and strong die clashmarks. An incuse 1787 is clearly visible at the top of the head on the obverse. The details are not fully struck up on the top of the head and lower part of the seated figure, and there are some small planchet chips that did not completely disappear during the strike. Considered by Hanson and Partrick to be the finest of the variety, but we think the slightly earlier die state Taylor example (Bowers & Merena 3/26/1987:2643) is marginally better based on a stronger strike. But this piece is clearly superior to the Ford and Perkins examples. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU53BN (NGC label #2051418-015 included, and it shows the attribution and Hanson-Partrick provenance). Weight 138.5 grains.

Ex Jon Hanson-Donald Groves Partrick Collection, Heritage Auctions 11/1/2020:44396-Kevin Vinton (includes the Hanson and Partrick collection envelopes, both marked “Finest Known”)

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