1788 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 2-B, W-6200. Rarity-4-. EF-40 (PCGS).138.0 grains. Glossy light olive brown with mild toning striations. Microporous on both sides and a few very light natural planchet flaws are noted, mostly concentrated in the lower right quadrant of the reverse. One tiny hairline scratch right of the arrow shaft will catch the light at a certain angle, but this is trivial. Evenly struck with nice detail and eye appeal for the grade.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Fifth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 1999:217; Sixth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2000:292; Bowers and Merena, March 2003:203.
