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

Strike Type
1788 CT 1/2P Mailed 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
7.5g
Diameter
28.5mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1788 Connecticut copper with the mailed bust left and the obverse legend misspelled CONNLC instead of CONNEC. The same CONNLC legend error appears on multiple die varieties across 1787 and 1788, suggesting either repeated use of a defective letter punch or deliberate carelessness by the die sinker.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce legend error variety.

Cross References

Miller 5-N; Whitman 3170

External References

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