1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 45-e, W-5245. Rarity-5-. Outlined Shield—Double Struck. VF-20.，135.6 grains. Steely brown surfaces display light gold accents on the high points of the devices and legends. The obverse shows some texture in the fields, while the reverse is decidedly more textured, somewhat weakening the legends. The coin has been struck twice, a combination of the second strike and the surface texture all but obliterating the initial strike, visible only as the end of the plow beam and part of the single tree that run basically perpendicular through the plow handles. Some of the horizontal shield lines are also partially visible at the upper left corner of the shield. Striking errors are rare on New Jersey coppers, though we note at least one other on Maris 45-e, the superb off-center strike that was in our 2003 sale of Part I of the Ford Collection. Here is a well centered coin displaying positive visual appeal, with the added technical appeal of the double striking.<em>From the Syd Martin Collection. Purchased privately from George Seifrit, December 2000. </em>
