1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 34-J. Rarity-3. Deer Head. Overstruck on a (1787) Draped Bust Left Connecticut copper. EF-40 (PCGS).144.7 grains. Glossy and smooth light brown with excellent visual appeal. Some light scattered marks are noted, but nothing damaging or drastic. Boldly overstruck, obverse to obverse and reverse to reverse, atop a Connecticut copper that appears to have been struck notably misaligned on the obverse. NNEC, visible in the space between NOVA and CAESAREA, hugs the rim and is partially interrupted by it. INDE, ET LIB, the knee, and the sprig hand are all fairly plain on the reverse. Good detail is present on both the shield and the horsehead, though swelling has begun on the obverse. Die State 3, with an especially clear die crack through the upright of the first 7 in the date.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers.
