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1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Rt - Sml Head Half Penny

Strike Type
1788 CT 1/2P Mailed Bust Rt - Sml Head 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
6.5g
Diameter
28.5mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1788 Connecticut copper with a small head mailed bust facing right. The small head portrait punch creates a notably different appearance from the standard-sized bust. This is one of the last right-facing bust varieties in the Connecticut copper series as production drew to a close.

Rarity Notes

Scarce.

Cross References

Miller 2-D; Whitman 3145

External References

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