| DALLAS, TX — Locked in a Pennsylvania vault for 43 years, one of the most comprehensive collections of colonial and early American coins ever to reach public auction, The W. Philip Keller Collection of U.S. Colonials, is the principle highlight of the upcoming Heritage Auctions Rare U.S. Coin auction, Oct. 28-31 in conjunction with COINFEST in Stamford, CT.  Miller 4.2-F.6 1785 COPPER Connecticut Copper, African Head VF30 NGC. There are two distinct die pairs of 1785 Connecticut copper described as the 'African Head.' The first, Miller 4.1-F.4, is a common variety that offers considerable supply to meet the demand. The Miller 4.2-F.6, on the other hand, is extremely rare. The entry in the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins states of the latter: Discovered by Eric P. Newman (CNL, January 1972). Rarity: URS-2. It is estimated at $40,000+, but could go significantly higher at the Heritage COINFEST Auction. Mr. Keller apparently stopped actively collecting around 1966, with intermittent purchases through the early 1970s, and stored his collection in a bank vault where it was discovered nearly a 40 years later by his surprised family after he died last year, who knew that Mr. Keller was a collector, but had no idea of the depth, or value, of his collection.(...)
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