1737 Threepence Higley Copper
Freidus 1.2-A
W-8200
Obverse Design:
The obverse of the coin shows a deer facing the left side of the coin. In a circle around the deer is the text listed above. A pointing hand is centered at the bottom of the coin, pointing to the word THE.
Reverse Design:
This design shows three crowned small hammers centered on the coin. Text surrounds the design and a star hallmark is placed to the left of the date, directly before the C of CONNECTICVT.
Helpful Tips for Identifying the W-8200, Freidus 1.2-A Variety:
The major differences between W-8190 and W-8200 appear on the obverse of the coin. The ground that the deer is standing on is in line with the top of the C in PENCE. The last diagnostic is ever so slight: the dot that separates the E of VALVE and the O in OF is set closer to the letter O.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the John J. Ford, Jr. Part II Collection, where it realized $32,000.