1788 New Jersey Copper. Maris 67-v, W-5510. Rarity-1. Horse’s Head Right. AU-50.，118.8 grains. The assigned grade is for sharpness; this coins golden brown surfaces are uniformly granular with some pitting in and around the shield. A trio of thin though long planchet striations is nearly vertical on the obverse, with a severely beveled rim around 4 oclock on the obverse that is probably the end of the copper strip from which this planchet was cut. Undoubtedly Mint State or nearly so before the surface texture set in, this coin is ideal for the collector who rates sharpness over surface quality.<em>From the Syd Martin Collection. Purchased privately from William Alexander of Litchfield Rarities, May 1999. </em>
