1788 NJ 1/2P Brushed Mane, Maris 67-v, BN MS(PCGS#767851)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8137

等级

AU53BN

价格

24,821

详细说明

Superb 1788 Maris 67-v From the Picker and O'Donnell Collections 1788 New Jersey Copper. Maris 67-v, W-5510. Rarity-1. Head Right, Brushed Mane. AU-53 (PCGS). 152.0 grains. 29.7 mm. Reverse aligned about 30° clockwise from proper coin turn. Frosty dark chocolate brown with some remaining luster, particularly on the reverse. Even and attractive, with hard surfaces and outstanding eye appeal. The obverse appears ideally centered, though the rounded rims on this variety usually keep the peripheries from striking up particularly well. The reverse is aligned to 4:00 or so but still has a healthy proportion of denticles around the circumference, broader at left than right. The fields are pristine, and the design elements are struck up boldly on both sides. It's hard to imagine an example more well balanced or more visually appealing. This is ranked in the eighth slot on the SHI Census, the last of four coins graded EF+. They're preceded by the Unc Roper coin, the AU+ Maris-Garrett coin, and the AU examples from the Boyd, Brand and Ryder sale of 1990 and the Norweb sale of 1987. The Norweb coin, graded AU-58 (PCGS), sold as lot 350 in our March 2017 Dr. Gordon Shaw sale. The Newman coin, ranked fifth, is not as nice as this one, though the AU-55 (NGC) Partrick coin could just as easily take its place on the census. There are a lot of pretty nice examples of this variety, and even lower grade ones maintain their sharpness well thanks to good die work and thick planchets, but this example's real luster, great color, and exceptional provenance sets it apart. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier our (Stack's) sale of the Richard Picker Collection, October 1984, lot 243; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, via Anthony Terranova; William O'Donnell Collection; our (Stack's) 2001 Americana Sale, January 2001, lot 166; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. PCGS# 767851. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.