1787 NJ 1/2P Maris 64-t, Large Planchet, BN MS(PCGS#767847)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6203

等级

XF45BN

价格

3,369

详细说明

1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 64-t. Rarity-1. Large Planchet. EF-45 (PCGS). 139.0 grains. 29.9 mm. The Large Planchet subvariety of Maris 64-t is both visually fascinating and fairly available, allowing most collectors to pursue examples like this one. A very broad planchet allows the full length of all denticles to be visible on both sides, though some areas of the reverse periphery are a bit soft. The surfaces are frosty and glossy, particularly on the obverse. The rough and flawed planchet texture was not obliterated at the centers at the time of striking, and some additional natural pitting is noted at the end of the plow bar and at NU of UNUM on the reverse. The Maris 64 obverse doesn’t so much crack as it swells and spalls from brittleness. The spalling that appears here beneath CAE gets worse in later states, but here is in SHI Die State 2. The reverse is cracked from the rim near 5:00 to the lower right border of the shield, also Die State 2. Very little actual wear is seen, and no significant post-striking flaws require mention. The top coin on the SHI Condition Census is listed as an Uncirculated in the Newman Collection, but no such coin appeared when Newman’s coins were sold. Two AUs follow, then four coins graded EF+. This piece may deserve a place on that tier or the one that follows it. In terms of strike, planchet size, and overall look, this piece closely resembles the Newcomer-Garrett-O’Donnell-Ish coin ranked third, though that piece’s natural central flaw is less extensive than the one here. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. PCGS# 767847and 509. Click here for certification details from PCGS.