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Extremely Rare Plates of 1785 Connecticut Coppers

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Extremely Rare Plates of 1785 Connecticut Coppers
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H(och), A(lfred) D. 1785 OBVERSE / REVERSE CONNECTICUT DIES BY MILLER NUMBERS. No place or date of publication (late 1960s). Two original photographic prints, one depicting nineteen obverses, the other depicting nineteen reverses. 19.5 by 24.5 cm. A bit scuffed and toned, but near fine. The first in a projected series. Unfortunately, plates for subsequent years were never issued. These two plates, obtained directly from Hoch by our consignor, are exceedingly important for the specialist and are cited extensively in Breen's famous 1975 Early American Coppers sale catalogue of Connecticut coppers. Richard Picker's reference collection was started, in part, to supply illustrations for this project. Extremely rare. We have not had a set of these since Kolbe Sale 57 (1993).