1786 NJ 1/2P Wide Shield, Maris 19-M, BN MS (PCGS#767879)
March 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 248
- 等级
- XF45
- 价格
- 242,903
- 详细说明
- Gorgeous 1787 Maris 19-M NJ Copper
Ex Dr. Maris-Garrett
1786 New Jersey Copper. Maris 19-M, W-4900. Rarity-5. Wide Shield. EF-45 (PCGS).
146.8 grains. When sold in the Garrett Collection Sale, this coin was ably described as "A Rarity-6 item. The I of the date is far to the left of the 7 and is sharply slanting, a die engraving error. From the Maris Collection sale, lot 388, where it is illustrated and described as 'the finest specimen of this rare date [sic] I have seen, barely circulated.' Indeed, it is a lovely coin, sharp Extremely Fine if not AU with full obverse and reverse denticles. Medium brown, smooth surfaces. Finer than the coin used to illustrate the Maris reference book published in 1881." Struck from Siboni-Howes-Ish's Die State 3, the undulating mound created by the sunken die clearly visible even from a distance, and the long die crack connecting the letters REA to the plow to the large denticle below the 6 in the date is sharp and bold. This coin is listed as tied for 3rd finest in the Condition Census, though we feel that it is just as nice as the number 2 specimen listed as "EF+" based on sharpness and surfaces. Here is a coin whose choice surface condition and unbeatable Maris-Garrett provenance will collide to produce an outsize prices realized.
Provenance: From the Dr. Gordon Shaw Collection. Earlier ex Dr. Edward Maris Collection, Harlan P. Smith, June 1886, lot 388; T. Harrison Garrett Collection; Bowers & Ruddy's Sale of the Garrett Collection, October 1980, lot 1412; Early American Numismatics, May 15, 1984. Listed in the census as belonging to Anton, we surmise that this actually went to EAN or one of its clients directly from the Garrett sale before EAN sold it to Dr. Shaw.
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