1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 35-J. Rarity-6-. Deer Head, 1787/1887. Overstruck on a 1787 Connecticut copper, M. 33.7-r.2. VF Detail, Scratch (PCGS).133.3 grains. Deep charcoal gray, recolored over a mostly smooth obverse and somewhat pitted reverse. Several old scratches are noted on the mane and plow handles. The date, legends, and central devices are all fairly complete and well detailed. Nicely overstruck on a Connecticut host, the usual undertype for this variety, with nearly all of AUCTORI CONNEC and its punctuation visible on the obverse and most of the outline of the seated figure seen on the reverse. Not problem free, but still better than a large proportion of those seen from these dies. Die State 2 with a good deal of swelling below the central obverse device but still plentifully detailed.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers.
