RUATWINCOIN Coin Album

1785 CT 1/2P Bust Right, Miller 6.4-I MS62BN

M 6.4-I (R2) Ex: John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:232); Jon Hanson; Donald G Partrick (Heritage 11/1/20:44030); Mike Coltrane (Heritage 11/2/22:3009); (Heritage 5/4/23:3506). 131.5 grains.Thin white small disk with Dr Thomas Hall's taxonomy on both sides accompanies this coin.

1785 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 8-D XF45BN

M 8-D (R5+) Ex: Henry C Miller (Thomas Elder 5/29/1920:1827); Hillyer Ryder; F C C Boyd; John F Ford (Stack's 5/10/05:240); Anthony Terranova 1/12; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 10/27/22:1317); (Heritage 12/15/22:3010). 146.5 grains. Obv/Rev plated in Henry C Miller "The State Coinage of Connecticut" Plate I. Plated in Randy Clark's "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788," pp. 179, 185, 194, and 195. A contemporary 1 1/4 in. stiff square white paper inscribed Elder-Miller May 29, 1920 No 1827 r/sev on one side and 1785 Conn vertically 8/D R^6 Fine on the other side accompanies this coin.

1786 CT 1/2P ETLIB INDE, Miller 2.1-A AU55BN

M 2.1-A (R3) EDS: Die chips on rev edge of shield near final E and on B Ex: Springfield Library and Museum Association (Springfield Collection, Bowers and Ruddy, 12/18/81:5008); Donald G Partrick (Heritage, 11/1/20:44040); Mike Coltrane (Heritage, 11/2/22:3012); (Heritage 5/4/23:3507).

1786 CT 1/2P Scholar's Head, Miller 3-D.1 VG10BN

M 3-D.1 (R5)

1786 CT 1/2P Hercules Head, Miller 5.3-N AU55BN

M 5.3-N (R2) Ex: Richard Picker (Stack's 10/24/84:152, plated); Anthony Terranova 1/12; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 10/27/22:1336). 157.6 grains. Plated in Randy Clark's "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788," pp. 233, 251.

1786 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left, Miller 6-K VF35BN

M 6-K (R5) Ex: Dr Thomas Hall; Eric P Newman (Heritage 11/3/17:15246); John Agre 4/9/24.

1787 CT 1/2P Six-Pointed Star, Miller 1.3-L F12BN

M 1.3-L (R6) Ex: (Pine Tree 1975 EAC Sale 2/15/75:70); Philip M Mann Jr (Bowers and Merena's 9/14/88:3056@$220); Stephen L Tannenbaum (Stack's 1/25/12:7133); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/20/24:7070). 108.1 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P Seated Right, Miller 1.4-WW F12BN

M 1.4-WW (R8) Ex: Lyman Low (discovery coin for the variety in 1884); Colonel Walter Cutting (Lyman Low 5/23/1898:141 for $16.00); S H & H Chapman; Dr Thomas Hall; Virgil M Brand; B G Johnson; Eric P Newman; Eric P Newman Numismatic Education Society (Eric P Newman Collection IV, Heritage 5/15/14:30080 for $164,500); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/19/23:8245). 86.4 grains. Wyllys Betts plate coin (line drawing) in Counterfeit Halfpence Current in the American Colonies (1886) published by the American Numismatic & Archaeological Society. Wyllys Betts line drawing is remarkably well illustrated in Randy Clark's "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788" on p. 76 lower left.

1787 CT 1/2P Small Head, ETLIB INDE, M 1.1-A XF45BN

M 1.1-A (R3) Ex: Jeff Kierstead 6/93; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/20/24:7066). 123.4 grains.

1787/1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 9-R AU53BN

M 9-R (R4+) Ex: Elmer Sears (B Max Mehl 12/18/1918:247); Hillyer C Ryder; F C C Boyd; John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:297). 124.4 grains. A contemporary 1 1/4 in. stiff square white paper inscribed B Max Mehl Dec 18, 1918 No 247 h/oax on one side and 1787 Connecticut vertically 9/R R^5 Fine on the other side accompanies this coin.

1787/1877 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Left, M 12-Q MS62BN

M 12-Q (R3) Ex: Ralph R Barker (S H & H Chapman 7/1904:376 @ $3.10); Hillyer C Ryder; F C C Boyd; John J Ford Jr (Stack's 5/10/05:301). 133.5 grains. A contemporary 1 1/4 in. stiff square white paper inscribed Chapman Sale July 7,, 1904 No 376 pax on one side and 1787 Connecticut vertically 12/Q R^5 Extremely fine Light-olive on the other side accompanies this coin.

1787 CT 1/2P Laughing Head, Miller 6.1-M AU55BN

M 6.1-M (R1) LDS

1787 CT 1/2P Horned Bust, Miller 4-L AU58BN

M 4-L LDS (R1)

1787 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 32.2-X.1 MS64RB

M 32.2-X.1 (R3) Ex: William Paul (American Heritage Minting 3/13 by sealed bid); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/19/23:8307).

1787 CT 1/2P AUCIORI, Miller 38-GG XF45BN

M 38-GG (R4) Ex: George C Perkins (Stack's 3/18/93,:2209); Jim LaSarre via John Agre and Dave Wnuck (CRO 6/06); Sydney F Martin (Stack's 8/20/24:7267). 171.6 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P AUCTOBI, Miller 39.1-h.1 AU58BN

M 39.1-h.1 (R5) Ex: Christopher B Young, Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins 3/04; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 11/13/23:1236).

1787 CT 1/2P CONNLC, Miller 50-F VF25BN

M 50-F (R6-) Ex: Excelsior Coin Gallery 10/99; (Coin Galleries 4/21/04:1330); Christopher B Young, Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins 1/04; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 11/13/23:1259). 138.7 grains.

1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left, ETLIR AU58BN

M 34-ff.1 (R5) Ex: Dr. Thomas Hall; Virgil Brand; New Netherlands (6/58:94); Herbert Oechsner Collection (Stack's, 9/88:1151); Donald G. Partrick (Heritage, 11/20:44370).

1787 CT 1/2P ETIIB, Miller 37.12-LL AU55BN

M 37.12-LL (R5+) Ex: Christopher B Young, Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins 12/03; Sydney F Martin (Stack's 11/13/23:1229). 133.0 grains.

1788 CT 1/2P MB Left, Miller 11-G AU58BN

M 11-G (R2) Ex: David Sterling (Stack's 6/13/23:1262); This coin was my presentation piece at Jim Carr's 2023 ANA Summer class on early American coppers.

1788 CT 1/2P CONNLC, Miller 13-A.1 XF40BN

M 13-A.1 (R4+) Ex: (Coin Galleries 7/20/05:1270); Anthony Terranova 9/05; Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection, Stack's 3/1/19:8389); Sydney F. Martin (Stack's 3/20/23:1025). 114.8 grains.

1788 CT 1/2P DB Left, Miller 16.1-D AU58BN

M 16.1-D (R3) Ex: Anthony Terranova; Jon Hanson 7/03; Donald G Partrick (Heritage 11/1/20:44492); Sydney F. Martin (Stack's 3/20/23:1032). Plated in Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, p. 77. and in Randy Clark's "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788," pp. 634, 646.

1788 CT 1/2P CONNLC, Miller 17-Q AU50BN

M 17-Q (R5+) Ex: Henry R Dittmer (The Long Island Collection, Heritage 5/8/22:7042).

1788 CT 1/2P INDL, Miller 16.2-O AU55BN

M 16.2-O (R5) Ex: (Stack's 1/31/69:66); John L. Roper (Stack's 12/7/83:264); Robert M. Martin (Stack's 11/19/19:5318); Sydney F. Martin (Stack's 3/20/23:1034). 135.7 grains. Plated to illustrate the 1788 Draped Bust Left type in A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2023, p. 62. Plated in Randy Clark's "The Identification and Classification of Connecticut Coppers 1785-1788," pp. 635, 647, 665.