1788 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 1-B, W-6010. Rarity-2. AU-58+ (PCGS).75.8 grains. Beautiful glossy chocolate brown surfaces with some attractive subtle mottling visible under close examination. Just faint traces of microporosity and one small spot of verdigris is seen at the base of the bow, which might serve as a useful provenance identifier. One tiny mark beneath the arrow point might be a minuscule natural depression, but either way there are no marks or planchet flaws that could be considered distracting. Well centered and sharply struck with excellent definition throughout. A most handsome example of this variety.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Anthony Terranova, 2008.
