1788 New Jersey Copper. Maris 50-f, W-5475. Rarity-3. Horse’s Head Left. Good-6 (PCGS).，149.8 grains. This light chocolate brown example is decidedly smooth for any example of the Head Left type; some minor texture partially obscures the CAE of the obverse legend. Obverse centered toward the 10 oclock position, pulling into view the large serrated dentils around the right circumference. The reverse is similarly centered, the tops of the letters PLURI coalescing with the smoothly worn rims. The obverse centering brings into view an interesting anomaly we have not previously noted-the floating half dentil just below the 3 oclock position. We have in turn found this on high grade specimens like Ford lot 173 and Newman lot 30213; given that this dentil is not seen on most examples of the die combination due to wear, flan size or centering, we do not know if it was partial from the beginning of this dies life, or if the dentil was somehow partially filled in during Die State 2. In this die stage, the obverse die has sunken, creating the worn mound behind the horses head on this coin. An appealing, technically interesting specimen of this coveted New Jersey type that is finer in quality than the given PCGS grade connotes.，PCGS# 527. NGC ID: 2B53.，，<em>From the Syd Martin Collection. Purchased privately from Coins of Chester County, March 3, 2000. </em>
