1787 Connecticut 1/2p M31.1-gg.1 W3205 Draped Bust Left ET LIR PCGS VF25

From the Stacks Bowers sale of the Twin Leaf Collection, sold on 03/01/29 as lot #8197 and described as: “1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 31.1-gg.1, W-3205. Rarity-3. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR. VF-25 (PCGS).  112.8 grains. Uniform medium brown with gently glossy surfaces free of notable handling marks. Well centered but weakly struck through the centers such that considerable natural planchet roughness remains visible through the shallowly defined areas. Late state dies with swelling left of Liberty’s branch, spidery breaks behind her head, larger breaks left of the effigy and obvious peripheral flowlines. Centered a little high with just some loss of the bottoms of the date digits.  From the Twin Leaf Collection.  Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Sixth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2000:168, via Anthony Terranova.” The coin sold for just $156 back in 2019, compared to a PCGS Price Guide value today of $375.  Purchased from Kevin Vinton on 01/30/25.  PCGS certification# 685384.25/36043468 with “Draped Bust Left, M 31.1-gg.1, Twin Leaf” listed on the PCGS label.