1788 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 3-E, W-6220. Rarity-4. VF-30 (PCGS).140.7 grains. A second example of this variety, in this case more typical of those usually seen. Olive brown with light woodgrain striations and intermingled patches of tan and brick on both sides. A few small deposits near the right wing and first T in MASSACHUSETTS are noted, as is a small scratch near the second M of COMMON and a tiny rim anomaly over the T of WEALTH. Lightly granular surfaces but still relatively pleasing and with good sharpness overall.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Eleventh Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2005:264; Fifteenth Annual C4 Convention Sale, November 2009:184.
