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1/2 Penny - Copper 'Mailed Bust Left'
| Issuer | Connecticut |
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| Year | 1787 |
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| Weight | 6.48 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1787 |
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Connecticut authorized its own copper coinage in October 1785, one of several states to fill the void left by the absence of a functioning federal mint — which wouldn't exist until 1792. The 1787 issues are the most numerically abundant of the Connecticut series, with numerous contractors striking coins under state authority, quality varying wildly between them. The mailed bust left variety specifically is associated with dies cut during a period of intense commercial pressure to produce volume, and the series shows it.
At least a dozen distinct die marriages are known for this type across the 1787 date alone.