1788 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 1-B, W-6010. Rarity-2. VF-20 Reverse Scratched.，74.7 grains. Lovely golden-brown patina blankets both sides of this overall smooth and well balanced example. The strike is trivially off center, but the only design elements that are flush with the border are the feathers on top of the Native Americans head. A few light scratches on the reverse over and around the eagle and before the date are noted, but the appearance of this coin is quite pleasing.，PCGS# 308.，，From Early American History Auctions sale of August 2007, lot 980. Collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included.
