1787 NJ 1/2P Camel Head, Maris 58-n, BN MS(PCGS#763347)

1787 NJ 1/2P Camel Head, Maris 58-n, BN MS (PCGS#763347)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

详细说明: 1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 58-n. Rarity-5-. Camel Head. Overstruck on 1787 Connecticut copper, Miller 43.1-Y, CONNFC. VF-35 (PCGS). 143.3 grains. Attractive light brown with golden iridescence on both sides. A magnificent overstrike, with the Connecticut exergue and complete 1787 date visible at the left side of the New Jersey obverse, the sprig hand plain in the right obverse field, and ET LIB bold where the New Jersey’s date should be. On the reverse, above PLURIBUS, all of CONNFC is visible, making clear that this undertype is the Red Book-listed major Connecticut variety. The surfaces are largely smooth, though some scattered pits and flaws are seen. The reverse has a slightly more natural color than the obverse. Only trivial marks are noted. The obverse is unbroken, Die State 1. The reverse is rotated notably counterclockwise by perhaps 40 degrees. This is an impressive piece with an equally impressive provenance. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. Earlier, from the Dr. Thomas Hall Collection; Hall Estate to Virgil Brand, 1909; Brand Estate to Harold Bareford, via New Netherlands Coin Company, 1952; Stack’s sale of the Harold Bareford Collection, May 1984, lot 190; Stack’s sale of the John Foreman Collection, May 1989, lot 1423; Steve Tanenbaum Collection; Stack’s sale of the SLT Collection, January 2012, lot 7597. PCGS# 763347and 515. Click here for certification details from PCGS.