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1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - AUCTOBI Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - AUCTOBI 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 with the draped bust left obverse and the AUCTORI legend misspelled as AUCTOBI. This is one of numerous legend error varieties in the Connecticut copper series. The substitution of B for R indicates the die sinker confused the reversed letter punches during die preparation.

Rarity Notes

Scarce legend error variety.

Cross References

Miller 33.16-Z.3; Whitman 2990

External References

Error Varieties

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