1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 6-D. Rarity-2. Large Planchet, Plain Shield. AU-55+ (PCGS).152.9 grains. An uncommonly sharp example of this popular variety. Maroon and mahogany highlights around the devices offer gentle contrast to the smooth steel brown fields. Well detailed on both sides, centered just a bit to the left on obverse and reverse. Some trivial and harmless dark verdigris clings within the shield lines and among the letters atop the obverse. A single thin scratch hides above the plow and below the scroll at central obverse, while a more visible old scrape is seen at the lower left border of the shield. Die State 2 with a well defined break below the shield, the typical die state.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers.