1786 Connecticut 1/2p M5.5-M W2595 R3 Mailed Bust Left PCGS VF35 CHOICE!

From the Robert M. Martin collection, sold by Stacks on 11/15/19 as lot # 5105, and described as: “1786 Connecticut Copper. Miller 5.5-M, W-2595. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left. VF-35 (PCGS).  117.3 grains. A remarkably choice coin, devoid of any planchet flaws or distracting circulation marks. Glossy light brown obverse pairs with a deeper slate brown reverse, with parts of the date off the flan due to the inability of the planchet to accommodate the entirety of both obverse and reverse dies’ features. This coin was kept as Robert’s main line coin through various refocusings of his collection, upgraded more than 30 years after its acquisition with the coin in the preceding lot.  From the Robert M. Martin Collection.  Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Purchased from David Sonderman, May 12, 1979.”  This CHOICE example sold for $384 back in 2019, and should be worth twice that amount today.  PCGS certification# 686354.35/38155490 with “MB Left, Miller 5.5-M, Robert M. Martin Collection” listed on the PCGS label.