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1787 CT 1/2P DB Left - AUCIORI Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 CT 1/2P DB Left - AUCIORI Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1787
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 States Coinage (1776-1788)
Designer
Various engravers (Abel Buell, James Atlee, and others)
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.8g
Diameter
28.5mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1787 Connecticut copper error variety where AUCTORI is misspelled as AUCIORI on the obverse legend. Legend errors are common on Connecticut coppers, as die sinkers sometimes made mistakes cutting the letter punches in reverse. The AUCIORI misspelling is one of many such legend blunders found across the series.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce. Legend error varieties are popular with colonial specialists.

Cross References

Miller 33.7-Z.13; Whitman 2980

External References

Error Varieties

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