1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 3-A, W-5920. Rarity-5. EF-45 (PCGS).A hard, satiny, antique copper example with an overall smooth appearance in hand. The strike is a bit tight to the upper left reverse border, less so to the lower right obverse border, although all devices are present and most features are sharply defined for the assigned grade. A loupe reveals a trace of original planchet roughness in the center of the obverse, as well as scattered abrasions that include a shallow horizontal graze in the right obverse field. This die pairing is not only scarce in an absolute sense, but it is also conditionally challenging with examples difficult to locate in grades above that offered here.Collector envelope with attribution notation included.
