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1788 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - CONNLC Half Penny

Strike Type
1788 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left - CONNLC Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1788
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 1788 Connecticut copper featuring the draped bust left and the CONNLC legend error. This combination of the draped bust obverse with the recurring CONNLC misspelling represents one of several error varieties from the final year of Connecticut copper coinage.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce legend error.

Cross References

Miller 16.1-D.1; Whitman 3205

External References

Error Varieties

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